Maria Mazo, PPSA
August 2026 - Red Poppy
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About the Image(s)
For this month’s image, I chose this photograph of a red poppy that I took in my garden two weeks ago. The image is an in-camera stack of ten focus-bracketing images, which allowed me to capture as much detail as possible in the flower.
EXIF data:
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600
Camera: Canon R6 Mark II
Lens: Canon 100mm Macro
8 comments posted
What an exquisite capture of a red poppy! Your focus stacking brought out all the fine details in the thorny stem, red petals and yellow stamen. I can also appreciate your cloning out the bright white background area under the left petal. My only suggestion, and it's a minor one, would be to darken slightly the upper left corner as it seems just a tad too bright. Posted: 08/02/2026 18:59:49
Hi David,
Thank you for your comment and suggestion. I also really like the level of detail that focus stacking gives me with flowers like this, as they have such interesting features in both the petals and the stems. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:09:55
Thank you for your comment and suggestion. I also really like the level of detail that focus stacking gives me with flowers like this, as they have such interesting features in both the petals and the stems. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:09:55
Lovely poppy image Maria. The petals remind me of crinkled tissue paper. Nice lighting and beautiful colors with a smooth background. Posted: 08/04/2026 14:40:57
Hi Denise,
Thank you for your comment. I also really like the detail in the petals. Poppies are such interesting flowers to photograph.
This was the first time I planted them in my garden, and I'm already collecting seeds to plant them again next year, so I can enjoy their beauty and have more opportunities to photograph them. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:13:24
Thank you for your comment. I also really like the detail in the petals. Poppies are such interesting flowers to photograph.
This was the first time I planted them in my garden, and I'm already collecting seeds to plant them again next year, so I can enjoy their beauty and have more opportunities to photograph them. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:13:24
Everything about this image is beautiful. Wonderful composition with great detail in the petals. Love the background. Wonderful lighting with great color. Great image. Posted: 08/13/2026 23:16:31
Hi Dick,
Thank you very much for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:14:33
Thank you very much for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:14:33
Great composition - the curved stem and angle of the flower. Beautiful bokeh. I love the 'crinkled paper' look of the petals, and nice capture of the reds. Posted: 08/21/2026 12:34:54
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your nice comment. I'm happy that you like it. And, as you said, reds are not always easy to capture. I took this shot early in the morning, which allowed me to avoid the wind and the harsh light. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:17:11
Thank you for your nice comment. I'm happy that you like it. And, as you said, reds are not always easy to capture. I took this shot early in the morning, which allowed me to avoid the wind and the harsh light. Posted: 08/24/2026 08:17:11