20 AUSTRALIANPHOTOGRAPHY.COM AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY + DIGITAL SEPTEMBER 2015
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ánika Warren-Smith
HOW I DID IT
I walked past this drooping eucalyptus every day while
doing the school run and the flowers were just beautiful.
I think the gumnuts are very striking with the white details
against the bright pink of the flowers. The rainbow lorikeets
love them too! I collected this little sample which was
hanging over the footpath to bring them home and shoot
them with my macro lens.DETAILS
Canon 450D, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro USM, 1/160s
@ f/10, ISO 1600, on tripod. Cropping, minor brightening
and exposure adjustments in Aperture.PHOTOGRAPHER
Nicole Bechaz
EDITOR’S COMMENT
Nicole Bechaz tells us, “I took this handheld shot
of a rose with water drops in my backyard. It was
towards the end of the day when the sun was about
to go down.” Good use of atmospheric lighting
and the clever shooting of water droplets is what
captured our interest in this unusual image. Theside-on view was also a standout amongst so
many images composed from front-on, and we
thought this made this shot a worthy finalist.DETAILS
Nikon D7100, 105mm lens @ 105mm, 1/500s
@ f/11.0, ISO 320.HIGHLY COMMENDED