“The Kiss,” by Angi Wallace
Wallace says: “The details and pretty textures on the buds, leaves and unfurling flowers of the cyclamen in my garden really appealed to me. In this instance, the little nodding heads were forming a wonderful heart shape. I decided to isolate the blooms while keeping the surroundings soft and dreamy. To do this, I placed an out of focus print I‘d made of some flowers about 2ft behind the cyclamen and added more pots of flowers in between. I then carefully placed petals in front of my lens to give a subtle pink haze. It took a focus stack of 18 images (and a burst of fill-flash) to get what I wanted.”
Technical information:
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2
ISO: 50
Aperture: f/4
Shutter speed: 1/200sec
