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~Milkweed Pod~

by Vicki Kadow

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 24, 200954 views5 comments
Look around, common weeds are really beautiful. This shot is straight from the camera with no post-processing, other than being cropped a bit and signed.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on November 24, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Very nice detail and light, Vicki. As a "fiddler of nature" I would have removed the extraneous branches if at all possible.:rolleyes:

I agree that the form, texture, and color of dead plants can present a whole new fascinating look into our natural world. :smile: :smile:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments
Comment posted by Vicki Kadow on November 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Thanks for the comment, Sam. I wouldn't mind if the stick in front were gone but it seems to be in front of part of the pod, If I had realized it would have looked this good, I could have set it up better in the first place especially since my photoshop skills are limited! :wink:
Registered on April 16, 2009, 9 Posts, 34 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM
I like this natural composition but if this were mine I would remove the OOF branch.
Cool image!
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 26, 2009 at 6:32 AM
Good eye to spot this. Like you, I don't like to fiddle too much with my images but I would have perhaps remove it before taking the photo.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 26, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Hey Vicki, nice image, good details. :smile:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments