The heart of the flower

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PHOTO
It seemed like I was looking at the heart of the flower when I focussed my macro lens on the centre of this tulip.

QUOTO
"Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears
To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears".
William Wordsworth (1770-1850), English poet

INFO
Mode: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: Zoom @ 70mm macro (35mm equiv.)
F No: f16
Shutter Speed: 1/320
ISO: 400
Exposure Compensation: 0.0EV

photograph (c) T. Boughen

Five-pointed rose

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PHOTO
There must be millions of photographs of roses, however the opulent beauty of the flower, soft and enfolding - but with hidden barbs - makes us take more!

QUOTO
"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter

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Mode: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 70mm macro (35mm equiv.)
F No: f18
Shutter Speed: 1.3 sec
ISO: 100
Exposure Compensation: -0.3EV

photograph (c) T. Boughen

Chrysanthemum starburst

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PHOTO
Looking like the explosion of an aerial firework, this chrysanthemum seems to have a warm heart and a cold exterior. Incidentally, today's quote reminds me of computer-generated poetry!

QUOTO
"Chrysanthemums from gilded argosy
Unload their gaudy senseless merchandise."
from Humanitad by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish playwright, writer and poet

INFO
Mode: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 70mm macro (35mm equiv.)
F No: f18
Shutter Speed: 1/80
ISO: 100
Exposure Compensation: -0.7EV
Flash: TTL (bounced)

photograph (c) T. Boughen