Viola

[digby dart]

Viola

One of the things I always image after having a new camera a short while is violas, they are everywhere at my place and I am very fond of them. These images also show the range of the canon 250d achromat on the fz100.





Single fz100 (with b+w uv haze filter and canon 250d achromat) jpgs post processed. Thanks for looking.

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[Belpat]

Bravo Digby. The first one is really fantastic.
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Belpat

 

[kernow]

So, that is what passes for a Viola in Australia? That is a very handy bit of info because I was shooting the same flower yesterday and didn't know what it was called.

Nice job.

Viola hederacea I think.
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Oll an gwella,
Jim

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[leeland48]

--I love the first shot Digby but i dont think i ve ever seen a brown viola before :O
lee

 

[urbanverikssongmailcom]

Lovely, especially #1 warms my heart having -12 C outside today. Also nice to see you back on safe grounds... :-D
Urban, long for yet another spring and summer

 

[digby dart]

Thank you Belpat, that’s a lovely comment! Kind regards.
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[digby dart]

Thanks Jim, as fresh green groundcover broken by little flowers they give a lovely ambiance to any space.

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[digby dart]

Thanks lee! I guess you have the sepia tv, the one before B&W!
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[leeland48]

Thanks lee! I guess you have the sepia tv, the one before B&W!
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--LOL yes Digby you are right old tv and old eyes no more black brown jokes
lee

 

[digby dart]

Thank you Urban and lol , it feels refreshing to be back within the sanctuary of flora imaging. Disappointingly, the scantily clad Viola Fairies don’t come out on digital.
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[digby dart]

lol , right you are lee. Goodness that was quick!
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[Barrie Davis]

Viola

One of the things I always image after having a new camera a short while is violas, they are everywhere at my place and I am very fond of them. These images also show the range of the canon 250d achromat on the fz100.





Single fz100 (with b+w uv haze filter and canon 250d achromat) jpgs post processed. Thanks for looking.

Am I the only one seeing those shots as somewhat underexposed... [??]
... the second one (single bloom) is quite a lot underexposed.. [??]
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Regards,
Baz

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[putter50]

Nice shots, Digby. That fuzz on the Viola in the last shot looks sparkling and almost crystalline. Very cool!

 

[Erik Ohlson]

Am I the only one seeing those shots as somewhat underexposed... [??]
... the second one (single bloom) is quite a lot underexposed.. [??]
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Regards,
Baz

No, I wondered why #2 was so dark, too. But Digby has his art, and that tends to dark, so I didn't want to seem negative.

In this case, and many others, a bit brighter and a bit more contrast would suit me better - but I'm not Digby! And Digby has established his credentials.

Rembrandt painted similarly.

-Erik

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[Erik Ohlson]

Nice shots, Digby. That fuzz on the Viola in the last shot looks sparkling and almost crystalline. Very cool!

Sparkling & almost crystalline:



Trichostema lanceolatum, California "Vinegar Weed" (Flower about 6mm.)

-Erik
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[Peg Bethany]

Very nice, but I am mildly disappointed. First I wondered what sort of man is this Digby to be surrounded by violas. I mean, how many viola does does anyone need?

And, then, my ever so slow internet connection delivered FLOWERS and not a slightly larger than a violin stringed instrument
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Peg

 

[digby dart]

Baz, there is always a tendency for me to underexpose, often shooting at -1ev or below. The focus in the second was the tummy lining like carpeting either side of the

wonderful orange and milky stamen at the heart of the flower – all else was peripheral.

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Thanks putter50! That’s the part of this flower that always fascinated me in close up, the tiny soft nodules flowing into very fine glittery white and blue with a beautiful milk and orange centre, so very soft and delicate – even for a hard case like me.
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[digby dart]

Erik, that is a extraordinary generous comment and analogy, akin to the allowances made by a true friend. Kindest regards.
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[digby dart]

lol and thank you Peg, I see your managing to keep your wit sharp and crisp while enjoying your pacific island paradise. You’ll have to be content with the notion that both Viola (sound or vision) are somewhat Baroque – samples of heaven on earth.
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