03 Hidden beauty

Andrew George, The Netherlands Highly Commended

I was attracted by the vivid purple colour of these heart-shaped flowers in Gran Canaria’s Maspalomas Botanical Gardens. I placed my macro lens as close as possible to the plant, and focused on one of the flowers using a shallow depth of field.

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Nikon D800, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG HSM Macro, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO200