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Wild Cucumber Seed Pod
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Wild Cucumber Seed Pod

by mark helm

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 18, 201071 views6 comments
Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
The seed pod pops open at the bottom and the seeds drop out. The pod drys and the outer skin degenerates leaving this structure.
Photo stack(Zerene Stacker) 25 images shot in the field.
Olympus E-3 Sigma 150 F2.8 macro

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Robert Domm on October 18, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Very, very cool! Nice 3D effect from the stacking and well seen. Looks like something taken with an electron microscope.
Registered on July 2, 2009, 17 Posts, 81 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Mark:
This is real cool. Never seen one before and so this is a special treat. Good work with the stack to show the intricate lattice formation. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Great effect, Mark.

Congrats

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Pederson on October 20, 2010 at 8:55 AM
This has a remarkable feel. The shapes and lines and intricate weaving of the layered lattice are special. I think if it were mine I'd be considering a crop of the BG on the RH side to give it a more abstract touch.
Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on October 21, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Hey Mark, very cool subject and well done on the shot. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 23, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Hi Mark :wavey: Beautifully crafted :eek: The stack really made this image super sharp. Great geometric lines :cool: :smile:
Albert Darmo. Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments