Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas Bells)
Here we have a very good display of Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas Bells), photographed in the wild in an open paddock along Boundary Street, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on a hot, overcast summer day.
Usually photographing these flowers can be difficult because of the proximity and very messy background but these were sitting up high on a long stem and the background was far enough away for a wide aperture to knock out the background.
Camera: Fuji S9600; RAW; Macro Mode; Aperture Priority; f/3.6; 1/950sec; 13mm; Manual Focus; WB Daylight; ISO 80; Spot Metering; Centre Focussing; Tripod mounted with Timer.
Processing: S7RAW & Photoshop CS.
Enjoy!
WILDFLOWERS: PORT MACQUARIE
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Blandfordia grandiflora
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naturelover, 5 months ago
Lovely picture- they are such a glorious colour
Stevie Millgate, 5 months ago
Dennis you have wonderful control over colour, this is beautyful mate!!
Take care man.
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to naturelover’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day NatureLover,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and being first to spot these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging “Lovely…” comment for these wildflowers.
I had never seen these before I came to Port and was quite surprised at just how big they are. I had thought they were dainty little bells but the bells are about 4 inches (10cm) long and the stems range from 14 inches to 48 inches (36cm to 122cm), tall.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to Stevie Millgate’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Stevie,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”...beautyful…” comment for my floral efforts.
You take care too mate. No more back injuries OK? 8-)
GB
Dennis
Stevie Millgate, 5 months ago
Man i hear ya on that!! walking is good :D
Joyce Dickens,..., 5 months ago
Dennis, thank you for sharing this superb image, so well captured, vibrant rich color and perfect lighting!
debsphotos, 5 months ago
First signs of christmas approaching used to be the sight of the christmas bells starting to bloom in the wetlands near RedRock!!! Beautiful capture Dennis!!! *-)
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to Joyce Dickens, IPA’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Joyce,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”…superb…” comment for my floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to debsphotos’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Deb,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”…Beautiful…” comment for my floral efforts.
I found some blooming in early March this year in some remote area!
GB
Dennis
Janine Hewlett, 5 months ago
Simply beautiful Dennis!
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to Janine Hewlett’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Janine,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”Simply beautiful…” comment for my floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
ajax, 5 months ago
fantastic you’ve got the colour just right congrats
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Just outstanding. I agree with the difficulty,well done.
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to ajax’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Ajax,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”fantastic…” comment for my floral efforts.
Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
Fuji colour = Great colour! 8-)
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to kalaryder’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Kala,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”…outstanding…” comment for my floral efforts.
Part of the fun of my local wildflower safaris is to find a perfect specimen in a perfect setting in perfect light and if I don’t, come back next season. 8-)
GB
Dennis
gypsygirl, 5 months ago
Beautiful image, lovely vivid colour and great DOF.
Dennis Gay IPA in reply to gypsygirl’s comment, 5 months ago
G’day Gypsy,
Nice to see you checking out the paddock and spotting these Aussie Christmas blooms.
Thank you so much for your encouraging ”Beautiful…lovely…great…” comment for my floral efforts.
GB
Dennis