{"id":2040,"date":"2011-04-25T04:04:19","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T09:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/04\/25\/4252011-maple-flowers\/"},"modified":"2011-04-25T04:04:19","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T09:04:19","slug":"4252011-maple-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2040","title":{"rendered":"4\/25\/2011: Maple Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/16741383_6dd9bW#1263453605_KWHB6w7-A-LB\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/i-KWHB6w7\/0\/L\/dscn0060-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/16741383_6dd9bW#1263454644_CrP9P7f-A-LB\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/i-CrP9P7f\/0\/L\/dscn0064-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/16741383_6dd9bW#1263455229_n3rLm3s-A-LB\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Other\/FirstNikon\/i-n3rLm3s\/0\/L\/dscn0066-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Maples are red. Not the leaves this season, but the flowers. From a distance it is a subtle red that teases the eye, except where the maples mass, and then it can be quite striking. Even standing right under a tree the flowers are more a promise than a reality. Only when you get right in close do you see them for what they are\u2026things of real beauty. These are wet with a heavy dew.<\/p>\n<p>Nikon Coolpix P500 on macro, 1) 620mm equivalent field of view, f5.7 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 160, 2) 115mm, f4.7 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 160, and 3) 68mm, f4.7 @ 1\/320th @ ISO 160. Program mode.<\/p>\n<p>The three shots show the different effects of macro at various settings of the zoom, visible most clearly in the bokeh.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Processed for intensity and clarity in Lightroom. 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