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Pretty Thorns
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Pretty Thorns

by Elisabeth Weir

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 29, 201062 views3 comments
"But he that dares not grasp the thorn/Should never crave the rose." Anne Brontë

Shot with my D300 and Nikon 200 mm f/4.0 IF Micro.

© 2010 weir2x.com

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 29, 2010 at 8:25 PM
The red color of the thorns is striking. The drops are a nice enhancement of the image.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments
Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 1, 2010 at 6:33 AM
Nice sharpness (pun intended) and great colours, and the drops are a real bonus. I like the diagonal placement too. I suspect you might get the large thorn on the lower part better into focus if you turned the plane of focus towards it. Great shot in any case!
Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 1, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Welcome to NPN and what a dramatic first post. The left half is tack sharp but lower right half is a bit soft and Katja's suggestion of making sure that the sensor is parallel with the subject would fix this problem. The red framing is a good choice. Hope to see more of your post here.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments