Red Campion by Sandra

Monday, 2nd February 2009

Red Campion (Silene dioica)

by Sandra

An atmospheric sunset at the coast in Allinge, Bornholm, in spring. I saw this beautiful Red Campion on the rocks and tried to portray the plant with a wideangle lens in its habitat. The backlight underlines the fine lines and the translucent nature of the Red Campion.

Equipment: Nikon F90, Nikkor 2.8/20mm, Fuji Velvia 50, 2 Grey Graduated Filters

Sandra

Sandra Bartocha is a German nature photographer. Her main goal is to create images that interpret a scene in an artistic and aesthetic way to evoke emotions – rather than just documenting a scene.

www.bartocha-photography.com

31 Comments

Rastello Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 am
surreal
James and Kelly Stone Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 am
Sandra this is simply beautiful. Excellent DOF and composition. Congrats on a great POTD!
Chris B Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 5:46 am
I havent seen this good a Earthshot for quite a while. Awesome.
Anurag Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Beautiful, Sandra, really really beautiful. Literally, I felt a hint of sweetness in my mouth a fragrance in my mind. Really sublime.
Su Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:34 am
Awesome shot,it makes you wonder how it survived!
Loved the website too. congrtas
Daniel Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:46 am
That has to be the best image I’ve viewed all week! Excellent job Sandra!
Pauline Jones Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Perfect composition; a really lovely picture.
Alex Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
A picture that stands out. Good job.
Malta Photography Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Nice shot that has a meaning and apart from being very discreet it has that sense of emotion in it that transmits fragility and strength at the same time.
Rebecca Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:56 am
Absolutely wonderful!
KeithT Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Nice to see this cold and snowy Feruary morning. A reminder that better weather is on its way.
Mimsha Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Abolutely wonderful ! I love the concept, the colour, the light, everything !
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:30 am
This is beyond gorgeous. It is stunning, absolutely stunning. My fav so far this year!
What colors, what emotion!! Thank you and congratulations!
Bart van den Bos Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Outspoken Nice photo
Kirk Jordan Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I’m curious about the scale: Is the featured plant the size of a msall potted plant, or is it several feet (or a meter or more) high? Most Beautiful.
Hanna Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Surreal light, colour and scale. Not that it’s not beautiful! It’s astonishing, how on earth did you do that? I mean, it can’t be easy, right?
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm
a wonderful piece of art & most deserving potd!
Renee Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Very beautiful! The colors are amazing! And the sun is incredible, well done.
yasmin Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Mesmerized.
joshua Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:46 pm
stunned, just stunned. In describable
Sandra Bartocha Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:46 am
Wow, thank you … I’m really delighted to have my image shown here. Thank you for all your comments.
@ Kirk
It is quite small – only 15-20cm.
@ Hanna
It wasn’t easy as I had to go really down with my camera – and in order to see something through the viewfinder – I almost scraped my face on the rocks. I’m really happy that it turned out that way.
akhil Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:29 am
Awesome..Gr8 work…congrats 4 such achivment..u captured the fine beauty of nature..
kml Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
You did a most beautiful job! The lighting is incredible!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 12:20 am
How uncomfortable was it to lie on the rocks and wait for the lighting to be that perfect? This is a well-deserved potd………..everything is perfectly balanced, focused, and so very calming. I salute you!
Laurie Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 5:08 am
It looks like another world! It would be a great place to film a sci-fi movie.
Derek Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Outstanding image and presentation. Very well done on your POTD.
Sue Gagnon Says:
February 9th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
This is a vision of loveliness. Truly, what a shot. You should be proud of this one for a long time to come.
Ellie Says:
February 20th, 2009 at 5:12 am
Simply precious, and exquisitely beautiful.
mike Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Very beautiful colors.
Rajib Singha Says:
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Velvia magic at action Sandra. Very well taken and congrats!
su Says:
February 16th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Simply stunning.