Madly Tinkering: chamomile

Showing posts with label chamomile. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 July 2010

204: Chamomile and Calendula

The mixed offerings of home-made tea. The calendula petals add some extra colour to the mix, but I don't think too many should be added, as they are slightly bitter.

Settings: f/5.6, 1/4, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 77mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

144: Chamomile Flowers

Grainy but sharp - better this way than otherwise.
When I left home on Friday, only a few emerging petals could be seen. Now the plants are in full bloom; some of these flowers need picking to dry for tea now.

Settings: f/8, 1/500, ISO 400, P-FA 50mm 1:1.4, cropped.

Introduction

My aim is to publish a photo here every day for the entire year of 2010. Every photo is shot and posted on the same day, barring lack of web access. It's usually the best of several, or the most interesting, but it won't necessarily meet both these criteria.
Any film scans will be of what is developed on the day, as I get though rolls somewhat slowly. I think that's fair enough.
I also try to explain adequately how I take the photos; and what particular equipment and extra bits and pieces I use to achieve certain results.

I take all my photos with a Pentax K10D, unless otherwise stated.