Love is a Prickly Affair
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 F2.8 IS USM lens)
- Shot on Aperture Priority.
- Focal Length: 55mm
- Aperture: f2.8
- Exposure: 1/800s
- ISO 100
One of the peculiarities you can come across when rambling in the Maltese countryside. Someone evidently went to great lengths to show their love by carving a note of affection into one of the “leaves” of a prickly pear plant, and believe me, those things are terrible.
The only angle at which this photo could work meant I had to shoot into the sun. The result was a high contrast photo which seemed flawed in colour. I like high contrast in B&W pictures though, and with a bit of vignetting added for effect I think I managed to salvage it.
(#20 of 366 X 2012 project)
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