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\"Sturt<\/a>

The Sturt Desert Pea is often seen in large groups. Photographing a single flower shows just how \u00a0unusual the bloom is. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a9 Copyright Peter MacDonald Photography 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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Flowers \u00a0and animals are like children, best photographed from their level rather than an adult’s view. But sadly this idea is all too often forgotten.<\/p>\n

Getting down and dirty with the flowers though is not without its discomforts and miseries.<\/p>\n

The Sturt Desert Pea is a beautiful but lowly bloom and in this case ants brought the misery but the result was worth the pain.<\/p>\n

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\"Rosie<\/a>

\u00a9 Copyright Peter MacDonald Photography 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Burrs, prickles and three cornered jacks are a common discomfort in the Flinders Ranges and Outback and there’s bound to be plenty around when you are flat out on the ground getting a photo of a Rosy Dock.<\/p>\n

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From above there would be no way to have the sunlight backlighting the beautiful ruby coloured leaves.<\/p>\n

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\"Sturt<\/a>

The exquisite Sturt Desert Rose, a hibiscus as it turns out is a little more elevated but it is still \u00a0worth getting a low aspect. Copyright Peter MacDonald Photography 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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It would be unusual if there wasn’t some kind of breeze blowing when shooting flowers. For that reason it is almost essential to have a fast shutter speed – around 250th of a second or more would be ideal.<\/p>\n

This will probably have to be achieved by a low f-stop – maybe around f2.8 if your lens is fast enough and an increase in ISO to at least 400.<\/p>\n

That will also mean that much of the background will be out of focus. A nice effect that highlights the flower.<\/p>\n

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\"Sleepy<\/a>

\u00a9 Copyright Peter MacDonald photography 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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Again there’s a challenge trying to eyeball a sleepy lizard, common around the area but generally seen from above. This chap seemed less inclined to display his deep blue tongue\u00a0 and hiss loudly\u00a0 when I met him on his terms.<\/p>\n

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\"Masked<\/a>

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Similarly this Masked Lapwing looks so much more interesting down at ground level.<\/p>\n

A good rule of thumb for flowers, animals, children, even landscapes is to find an aspect that is not the normal eye level at which we see things every day.<\/p>\n

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