Strawberries 'n' Cream
It was one of those days when I was not going to go wildflower hunting. I was going to go home for a Grandpa nap after spending time with some Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club friends over coffee ‘n’ cake. Here’s the result!
A lovely little set of Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) basking in the afternoon light of a lovely spring day after a few days of terrible weather.
They were photographed beside a track at Perch Hole, part of the Lake Innes National Park, just south of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
I had been after Honeyeaters and did not have my tripod with me so I used my old close-up technique of setting a high shutter speed to combat the bright reflections from flower as well as freezing the movement of the flower and any camera shake. I used the tilt screen to frame the shot and pushed the camera out from my body so the camera strap was hard against the back of my neck to give the camera as much stability as possible.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Super Macro, Manual settings of 1/4000sec @ f/3.7, Manual focus, Hand held.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.
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Enjoy!
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Burchardia umbellata – Strawberries ‘n’ Cream
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Rosalie Dale IPA
I would think that milkmaids would be far more enticing than a Grandpa nap any day mate!!
Your diversion was well worth the effort!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Rosalie,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you are the very first Bubbler to comment on my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”...well worth the effort!” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
SharonD
This is really nice Dennis. I like it.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Sharon,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you have spotted my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”…I like it.” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
Steven de Siow
Absolutely lovely.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Steven,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you have spotted my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”Absolutely lovely.” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
Anthony Vella
Exceptional work my friend. Excellent lighting.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Toninu,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you have spotted my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”Exceptional…Excellent…” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Beautiful little blooms Dennis!! *-)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Deb,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you have spotted my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”Beautiful…” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
GB
Dennis
Lesley Hill
Lovely! Poor old thing…...hope you had a fantastic night’s sleep, you must have needed it!!! =)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Lesley,
Good to see you at Perch Hole on my nature safari and that you have spotted my li’l Milkmaids.
Thank you so much for your most encouraging ”Lovely!…” wrap for my wild Aussie floral efforts.
Oh yeah! Tracking Aussie wildflowers through the bush can really take it from a man and a BIG Grandpa nap was in the offing that night! 8-)
GB
Dennis