Dandelion/2

Gallery: FloraPosted May 6, 2012951 views16 comments

This could be the ideal sequel of our previous post in Flora gallery, with the seed emerging from the dandelion.
Of course this is a different flower and the seed was not free but kept by spider web.
Larger version provided.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions.

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, Sigma 2x, f/10, 1/25sec, ISO100, natural light, tripod.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 6, 2012 at 12:43 PM

This is a great composition. The dof really works and the colors are handled very well.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on May 6, 2012 at 3:42 PM

Great image. Good exposure and dof. I like the softness of the bg.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 6, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Terrific find. The flying seed is placed perfectly...guess you'll have to thank that spider. You really create the feeling that the seed has just flown away from the dandelion.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 6, 2012 at 6:58 PM

Daniele and Loana - Good addition to the Seedhead series. Beautiful focus on the lone head and at first sight it looks as if the seed head was captured "in flight".

I would have liked some more details on the Dandelion remains on the right - but lets see what others feel about it.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 6, 2012 at 7:43 PM

Fairy wings, these little seed heads aloft like this all ways seem magical ! Beautiful work !

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 6, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Delightful image. Nicely composed with the dandelion in the BG. Did you happen to take any close-ups of just the suspended seed head? We're having dandelion week at the macro gallery, and I see some good photo ops with the "floating" seed.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 6, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Hi D&L

Very creatively composed! The colors, BG, and detail are very well done

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 7, 2012 at 12:26 AM

Spiffy moment. DOF is a bulls-eye! Good for you ... these are so hard to capture...Spiffy...the lightness and fleeting beauty seems best said with that word.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 7, 2012 at 3:00 AM

Great DOF allowing to see the excellent seed details together with slightly blured mother plant. Nicely composed inmage.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 7, 2012 at 4:35 AM

D&L
Excellent composition. No one would know if this not a real in-flight catch (except it is so sharp for 1/25 sec freeze motion image). Perfect DOF.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 7, 2012 at 7:34 AM

Great moment to have caught, D & L ! The lone seedheasd is superbly shown against the bg - like Ram I might have liked just a touch more detail in the main bunch but this is a fine image as is.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments.
As sayd the seed was kept by a spider web, but it was not perfectly still. So we had to use this aperture to have the seed perfectly sharp.
Our thanks to the spider too!

D&L

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM

What a fun photograph! The web can barely be seen, which makes this really great.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM

Really cool shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 13, 2012 at 9:29 AM

D&L: This is terrific. Looks like a flight shot. Really well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 15, 2012 at 7:25 PM

You could've fooled the viewer very easily... Kudos for your honesty

Artistic image, great contrast to BG and I like the soft BG.
Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments