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02-SEP-2006 Victor Engel

September Vine

Austin, TX

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/250s f/5.6 at 135.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Sep-2006 11:10:12
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length135 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Canon DSLR Challenge03-Sep-2006 19:55
Thank you. This is a tropical vine whose name escapes me for some reason. Here in Texas, it usually blooms only in the fall. These flowers are much earlier than normal for Austin, probably because of the hot year we've had. They freeze down to the ground in the winter, and if unprotected, the whole plant can be killed. But the following spring, if not dead, the plant shoots up again vigorously.

This particular color is hard to capture accurately, by the way. I think there is a lot of ultraviolet light fluorescing as blue/violet, so it's very easy to clip the blue channel. When this happens, the color is destroyed.

-- Victor
jnconradie03-Sep-2006 18:12
Victor, I have been slow in complimenting you on this beautifully composed picture. It is crisp, stands out against the green background superbly, and conveys a perfect "spring-like" feeling. (But I guess it is only for the Southern Hemisphere people where the connection between September and Spring would be so relevant!) Compliments. ~jnconradie