Image of the Week

“Gold dusting”. Alstroemeria flower, George, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

 Canon EOS R5 with  a Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens.

ISO 200. 1/8 sec. at f/11. Aperture Priority exposure mode.

It is the time of the year that the perennial alstroemeria plants, commonly called the Peruvial Lily,  begin to flower in profusion.  They make wonderful still life images.  The golden pollen on the anthers always fascinate me.  It is as if finely ground gold has been sprinkled on the ends of the filaments of the flowers.  The flower comes in various colours – my favourite being these orange, yellow and reddish ones.

I captured an 8 image focus stack, assembled them using Helicon Focus™ and cropped in closely to enlarge the golden anthers.