Horsetail in green...

Gallery: FloraPosted March 18, 2012105 views11 comments

I always like the unusual shape and (non)-color of the ' flowers' (officially called Strobilus) of the Horsetails. Here I chose one of them and tried to isolate it with the help of shallow DOF.

D300, Sigma105, 1/125, F5, full frame, tripod.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 18, 2012 at 10:15 AM

Super fabulous, I was just working on greens yesterday must be a St. Patrick Day thing , but this is tops of what i was doing !! Lovely shot , great colours and placement. the subject really dominates the scene! Beautiful work .

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Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on March 18, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Wonderful, I like this very much. Good placement and great DOF.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 18, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Nice sharp details of the fruiting stem are well supported by the soft oof greens in the bg. This is an extremely nice image. Kudos

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Very nice... I have never seen one of these before.. so sharp ,, great greens!.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 18, 2012 at 12:37 PM

I love it! Very nice composition & great subject matter!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 18, 2012 at 1:34 PM

Beautiful! You did a great job of isolating the subject and I love the comp and colors.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 18, 2012 at 2:12 PM

Fantastic image Ellen. The composition and settings you used are great. Wonderful image in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 18, 2012 at 9:02 PM

What an interesting looking plant. I really like your DOF choice for this, Ellen. Your comp on this is wonderful. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 19, 2012 at 8:15 AM

well framed and executed.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 19, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Hi Ellen

Beautifully composed, with excellent DOF .... The lovely green tones in the bg work very well with the main subject

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 20, 2012 at 7:06 PM

This photo has for me a beautiful mood, an elegant monocromatic color and a great depth. Splendid, Ellen.
Take care.

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