Orange Hawkweed, Minudie, Nova Scotia

            This was taken on a day out shooting when I decided to try getting most photos from a very low viewpoint... from ground-level.
Being on my stomach I was able to shoot this single sprig of Hawkweed with the King Seaman Universalist Church as a backdrop. Orange Hawkweed is protected in parts of central and southern Europe, but is an invasive species in many areas of North America. Small crab spiders often occupy the bright orange blossoms. The flowers reflect ultraviolet light, enhancing their visibility to pollinating insects, providing easy meals for the spiders.

Taken with a 4 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera a friend gave me after he upgraded to a high-end DSLR. An old Kodak 161mm projection anastigmat enlarger lens was reverse mounted on the front of the Nikon's tiny 7.85-32mm lens with a home-made adapter. I have long since sold the 161mm anastigmat, but liked it so much that I might get another.

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Taken in: Canada / Nova Scotia / Minudie (show map)

Taken on: June 30, 2005

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Camera: NIKON E4500, f/5.9, 1/457 sec, 14.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON E4500
Aperture:	f/5.9
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/457)
Focal Length:	14.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 Macintosh
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