Tiger's paw | daylight & shadow

This is an image of bud of as tiger's footprint aka tiger's paw. Its botanical name is Ipomoea pes-tigridis. Its leaves have tiger's paw lookalikes. In the image, you can see bud which has fur. Actually, this bud is not like other buds. It is like a basement of flower. Therefore, you can see the bud after the blooming too. Technically, I do not the about bud, and it might be something else.

Tiger's paw | daylight & shadow

I took this image in daylight while using shadow as background. Due to rough background, I did some Photoshop touch in order to increase strong and dark background. I am quite happy about this black background since I did not use black screen or studio setup. 250 mm lens gave more advantage on background. However, due to daylight, I was able to capture details of the image. Therefore, you can see fur. Lesson: Good daylight & shadow can give more advantage near studio setup. This could be natural studio!


Camera settings:

• Aperture size: f/5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec.
• ISO: 200
• Focal length: 250mm
• Flash: No

Note: Full image is available in Wikimedia Commons under CC-ASA 4.0 license. The file has passed Quality Image and Value Image reviews.