Thanks dear Pankaj for useful tips. I will make use of them in future. I am with my son in California, who gives me tips regularly.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Its very interesting and nice colours. I can see you used a big > aperture (1/4.5) and low ISO (100) instead if you tried at smaller > aperture (1/12) and higher ISO (250), you could have got more > sharpness too. This could have also reduced the brightness on the > back. But its a beautiful colour. Thanks for sharing the original > picture. > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here it is dear Pankaj > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Gurcharan sir Can you please send me the third picture. the original > pic. > >> I just need to see the setting, > >> Best regards > >> Pankaj > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sunday, 5 August 2012 05:19:02 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >>> > >>> Papaver bracteatum Lindl., Coll. bot. t. 23. 1821 > >>> > >>> Common names: Great scarlet poppy, scarlet poppy > >>> > >>> Robust perennial herb up to 1.20 cm tall, simple or rarely branched; > >>> leaves up to 40 cm long, setose on both surfaces, bipinnatipartite, > lobes > >>> bristle-tipped, lower long petiolate, upper sessile; flowers large, > 10-20 cm > >>> across, on short to long somewhat appressed hispid peduncle, buds > erect, > >>> subtended by 3-5 sepaloid and two foliaceous bracts; petals 4-6, red > with > >>> dark basal spot; stamens numerous with violet anthers; stigmatic disc > nearly > >>> flat to slightly convex, rays 11-16; capsule subglobose, 3-5-4 cm long. > >>> Commonly cultivated in gardens in Kashmir. Photographed from > Harwan > >>> garden. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> Retired Associate Professor > >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 > --

