“Festive”
Well I got my normal seasonal cold and am trying to recuperate by staying in the house. So I took my new Nikon D-7000 and my Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 Macro and snapped a few images of the White Poinsettia we got for holiday decoration. I took this on my living room table with the late afternoon light coming from behind the plant. I like the warm effect this gave to the image. I PP in Nikon Capture NX-2 by setting my white balance and a curves adjustment. Then transfered to Elements -7 for cropping and sharpening and added a frame. Have a Merry Christmas!
As Ron pointed out I did not explain the plants tradition with the holidays, Here is a link that explains it some.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_pulcherrima
Exif Data: Nikon D-7000 12/12/2010 3:50:PM, Raw 14 bit,
Nikkor Macro 105mm F/2.8 @ f/16 and 1/1.3sec
Matrix Metering, Manual focus, ISO-160, Aperture Priority, 0 ev comp., WB- daylight
Tripod used
December 12, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Eddy our Poinsettias are not in flower now, can you please explain, why they have a festive feel. I understand they are a cold weather plant, but don’t know the folklore surrounding it!
December 12, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Hi Ron, Here is a link which explains the Holiday Traditions a little.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_pulcherrima
Eddie
December 12, 2010 at 6:20 pm
and the flowers are just the small dots in the middle. Great warm color on this one. we have lots of those here at Christmas but as they cannot stand frost it’s important to wrap them….in Sweden that is
December 13, 2010 at 7:53 am
Nice crisp image. How do you like the D7000 vs the D90?
December 13, 2010 at 9:36 am
That almost warms me up, but it definitely gives me more holiday spirit!
December 18, 2010 at 5:45 pm
We had a visit to the local poinsetta grower and came home with one just about like this one. It was an opportunity to see (indoor) acres of the various kinds of plants. The trick to finding a fresh plant is to look at the condition of the little flowers in the center.
Now to get some posted on my blog, too.
December 28, 2010 at 11:12 am
Lovely complimentary light and I enjoyed reading up on the tradition of poinsettias myself.
Hope by now you have recovered from your cold – winter colds are such a nuisance.