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INSPIRATIONS

01 A PAIR OF SPRING CROCUSES BY SOPHIA SPURGIN CATEGORY: PLANTS

“Every year my front garden turns into a lawn of purple crocuses. I wanted to take a photo of them as the petals make such a lovely shape, and the yellow stamens contrast beautifully with the purple. I brought two of them into my conservatory so I didn’t have to lie down on the lawn, and to avoid any wind on the flowers as I wanted to focus stack them so you can see all the petal detail. The flowers slowly opened in the warmth and I took photos of several stages.”

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