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 --