More fun with extension tubes

After watching and photographing the slow unfurling bud (see below and here), we left to walk the dogs. Upon our return, this acrobatic bloom. This is a closeup looking up at the tiny, tiny fruit of a cyclamen flower—a round pod that opens with 5 petals pointing upward and numerous sticky, amber seeds.

Example of printed card

Example of framed print

Cyclamen: a genus of 23 species of perennials growing from tubers, valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves.

Each flower is on its own stem, bent downwards 150-180° at the end. There are 5 petals, connected at the base, bent outwards or up, and sometimes twisted.

Slight crop, only.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens, f/7.1, 1/250, ISO 200, -0.3ev, 36mm extension tube.
SB-800 bounce flash slaved with attached Honl grid. Converted from 14-bit RAW to jpeg using Capture NX 2, manual exposure, spot metering, Manfrotto tripod.

Before Unfurling

Sunshine through the window

Cyclamen dancing

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