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22-OCT-2006 Victor Engel

Ceropegia

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon 85mm f/1.8 + Raynox 6X Micro Exp.
1/40s f/13.0 at 85.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time22-Oct-2006 01:18:58
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/13
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Canon DSLR Challenge30-Oct-2006 18:14
I knew this was a Victor shot before I opened the thumbnail because of the subject, the title, and the shot itself. As usual, very meticulous attention to detail here. Lovely lighting, composition, and tonal range. Excellent. Jim H.
Canon DSLR Challenge27-Oct-2006 22:58
Very nice capture of this very strange looking plant Victor. Sounds like you really pay attention to details with your setup and processing, and here's an example of a payoff for your efforts.
~Brent
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Oct-2006 18:20
Very interesting plant and a very nice image - love the colors and composition You sure know your plants - thanks for the information! CJ
Canon DSLR Challenge23-Oct-2006 06:50
It's the same background used for Prime Yoke in the Minimalism Challenge (#55) but with different lighting and post-processing (a piece of colored foam board, chosen because its color complements egg yoke). My high-tech equipment this time, by the way, was a sheet of paper. In order to get the depth of field I needed, and since the plant is a vine (hence moving), I needed a narrow aperture and a short exposure. That meant using flash. I used my Vivitar flash at full power so I could use ISO 100. The sheet of paper was held between the hot-shoe mounted flash and the subject. The background was still a bit noisy for my tastes, so I applied a curve with a very narrow adjustment area to reduce the contrast over the range of the background. -- Victor
jnconradie23-Oct-2006 04:37
Wow! From complicated composites in one Challenge to colourful close-ups in the next - you are exceedingly versatile as photographer, Victor. Great colours and perfect composition. Regards ~jnconradie
Guest 23-Oct-2006 04:34
Very elegant, Victor. Your background is so smooth, creamy, and rich...what was it? -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2006 17:19
Beautiful, smooth image of this interesting plant. --Melanie
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2006 12:00
Yes it is. Common names include "Rosary Vine", after the string of tubers the vine makes, "Chain of Hearts" after the string of heartshaped leaves,"Dutchman's pipes", although that name usually goes to Aristolochia. Another species of Ceropegia (C. ampliata) has a common name "Horny Wonder" for its phallic appearance.

This species, C. woodii, has small flowers, sized to attract fruitflies, which venture into the flower and then can't escape, due to the downward-pointing hairs. -- Victor
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2006 10:51
Nice shot. Is this a flowering vine?
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