Thanks dear Pankaj ji Ushadi Thanks for useful tips and comments, they will surely help.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 6:46 AM, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > Pankaj, yes, in digital.. I used to find it quite frustrating... so Now i > try to find a matching fabric or paint swatch to photograph if I am > clicking the red flowers at home... just to remember what the original > flower looked like.. esp in the prosumer sony, but in my DSLR I can play > around.. > > in ancient (sic!) times.. > in kodachrome it was a breeze and in ektachrome a bit of enhancer like > neodynium coating on glass or pink filter used in microscopy of > histological slides was good... or many of the nd filters did the toick... > one i liked the best was the polarizer... > > any way... need to adapt to the new.. > USha di > > = > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Red colour is always tricky to photograph. >> >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 2:10 PM, ushadi Micromini >> <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > yes :)... Pankaj... >> > >> > yes, this happens to all of us, ONE: too often in the beginning of >> using >> > the digtal slr with autofocus lenses...too much light will cause >> auto-foucs >> > malfunction... esp in digiatal cameras.. >> > or TWO: just simply washout the details and shadows.. which ultimately >> > define the darker/lighter boundaries... has happened to me!!!! >> > >> > I wonder if the darker pixels/shadows can still be rescued in >> photoshop.. >> > >> > Usha di >> > === >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> With exposure time of 1/320 and if the blur is due to movement then it >> >> must be a storm that shaked the plant. Till 1/125 of a second its ok >> >> to take pictures without any tripod in normal condition. Picture is >> >> not sharp because light is bright and aperture is wide. >> >> Hope you understood what i want to say. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Prasad Dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com >> > >> >> wrote: >> >> > The flowers are awesome to watch Sir. Interesting colour combination. >> >> > >> >> > Regards >> >> > >> >> > Prasad >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM, ushadi Micromini >> >> > <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Pankaj, I am assuming this third picture was handheld... hence the >> >> >> softness of focus? >> >> >> >> >> >> Usha di >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Pankaj Kumar < >> sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Its very interesting and nice colours. I can see you used a big >> >> >>> aperture (1/4.5) and low ISO (100) instead if you tried at smaller >> >> >>> aperture (1/12) and higher ISO (250), you could have got more >> >> >>> sharpness too. This could have also reduced the brightness on the >> >> >>> back. But its a beautiful colour. Thanks for sharing the original >> >> >>> picture. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >> singh...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>> > Here it is dear Pankaj >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > -- >> >> >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> >> >>> > Retired Associate Professor >> >> >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> >> >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> >> >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> >> >>> > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> >> >>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar >> >> >>> > <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> > wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> Gurcharan sir Can you please send me the third picture. the >> >> >>> >> original >> >> >>> >> pic. >> >> >>> >> I just need to see the setting, >> >> >>> >> Best regards >> >> >>> >> Pankaj >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> On Sunday, 5 August 2012 05:19:02 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> Papaver bracteatum Lindl., Coll. bot. t. 23. 1821 >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> Common names: Great scarlet poppy, scarlet poppy >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> Robust perennial herb up to 1.20 cm tall, simple or rarely >> >> >>> >>> branched; >> >> >>> >>> leaves up to 40 cm long, setose on both surfaces, >> >> >>> >>> bipinnatipartite, >> >> >>> >>> lobes >> >> >>> >>> bristle-tipped, lower long petiolate, upper sessile; flowers >> >> >>> >>> large, >> >> >>> >>> 10-20 cm >> >> >>> >>> across, on short to long somewhat appressed hispid peduncle, >> buds >> >> >>> >>> erect, >> >> >>> >>> subtended by 3-5 sepaloid and two foliaceous bracts; petals >> 4-6, >> >> >>> >>> red >> >> >>> >>> with >> >> >>> >>> dark basal spot; stamens numerous with violet anthers; >> stigmatic >> >> >>> >>> disc >> >> >>> >>> nearly >> >> >>> >>> flat to slightly convex, rays 11-16; capsule subglobose, 3-5-4 >> cm >> >> >>> >>> long. >> >> >>> >>> Commonly cultivated in gardens in Kashmir. Photographed >> from >> >> >>> >>> Harwan >> >> >>> >>> garden. >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >>> -- >> >> >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> >> >>> >>> Retired Associate Professor >> >> >>> >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> >> >>> >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> >> >>> >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> >> >>> >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> >> >>> >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> -- >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -- >> >> >>> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> >>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> >> >>> Conservation Officer >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Office: >> >> >>> Orchid Conservation Section >> >> >>> Flora Conservation Department >> >> >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> >> >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Residence: >> >> >>> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> >> >>> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; >> >> >>> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com >> >> >>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> >> >>> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -- >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Usha di >> >> >> =========== >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash >> >> > Ecologist, Odisha, India >> >> > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com >> >> > ph. 09437444241 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> >> >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> >> Conservation Officer >> >> >> >> Office: >> >> Orchid Conservation Section >> >> Flora Conservation Department >> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> >> >> Residence: >> >> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> >> >> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; >> >> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com >> >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> >> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Usha di >> > =========== >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. >> Conservation Officer >> >> Office: >> Orchid Conservation Section >> Flora Conservation Department >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> Residence: >> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; >> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
