Sabatia stellaris

Gallery: FloraPosted August 18, 2011100 views11 comments

Every august/september I make it a point to photograph this NYS threatened marsh plant called Sabatia stellaris. It's a very difficult plant to photograph (and finding it aint no easy task either) because its' small and grows amongst salt marsh grass (Spartina patens). Now that I have a tripod my patience can last a little longer but I still didn't come away with what I wanted. I should have used my TC so I could get closer to the subject for a more intimate view instead of relying on a crop as I did here.

Nikon D300s 105mm f/2.8 VR tripod
f/4.8
1/60s (VR Off)
ISO 320

Cropped to about 50%, selective sharpening, adjustments in ACR to bring out natural colors (as I remember them).

- Luke

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on August 18, 2011 at 11:46 PM

Beautiful image Luke! Too bad this beauty is struggling to survive. You cropped this to a very nice comp. I love the lighting, DOF and point of focus. The colors are the main event though. Very nice capture!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 19, 2011 at 6:55 AM

Luke:
An artistic capture of this flower. Love the wash of blue and the small focused stigma. Would also like a more documentary take on this threatened plant.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM

I like this Luke, particularly the composition and the color. The only thing I might do is blur the sharp part of the leaf on the viewer's lower left so that the yellow and it's cilia are the only things in the image in sharp focus. Very fine work.

pat.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on August 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM

Love the colors and perspective. I can see Pat's suggestion working with this.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 19, 2011 at 10:59 AM

As Gary suggested, would you consider, if you get another chance, a detailed documentary shot. This looks like a very nice and delicate flower.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 19, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Lovely mix of color, Luke.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 19, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Cool shot of a flower that I also love, at least I'm assuming that it's the same species that I've seen on the outer banks of NC, where it's also considered threatened. The colors are lovely and look on target to me.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 19, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Terrific selective focus here, Luke. These kind of shots are make or break from a focussing perspective and I am glad you made it

- I like that pink wash into which this lone yellow stamen is standing.