Star Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted May 5, 201095 views8 comments

Almost missed these star flowers which had just bloomed along the edge of the trail at Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Taken a few feet away from my most recent macro/closeup post

Nikon D300s 105 f/2.8 VR HH sitting
f/20
1/60s
ISO 800
-1 EC
In camera flash

- Luke

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 5, 2010 at 10:33 PM

I like the crackled texture in the petals and the front to back DOF, Luke

. Very pretty looking Flower !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 5, 2010 at 11:25 PM

Luke: Beautiful capture with sharp details where it matters. Well done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 6, 2010 at 12:52 AM

Beautiful details in this bloom Luke. Very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 6, 2010 at 6:37 AM

Beautiful Luke, very nice color and detail.
John

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 6, 2010 at 9:51 AM

A beauty, Luke. The light is perfect to highlight the texture of the petals. The sparkling petals are one of the reasons why the star flower is one of my favorite flowers for macro shots.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Really nice capture. As Wayne noted, those sparkling petals are intriguing. The dark background really helps make this stand out.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 6, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Luke:
Looks like you are getting really acquainted with your macro lens. Lovely details and good choice of DOF.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 7, 2010 at 9:53 AM

A neat find Luke, and very well captured. Nice job with the flash.

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