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Buttercup

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 4, 201281 views6 comments

This was taken over Memorial Day weekend in a sunlit mountain meadow. I had posted another buttercup photo earlier in the flora gallery. When I was young we used to hold these under our chin and if it reflected yellow we would say we liked butter!

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/10 for 1/20 sec. ISO 200. Tripod mounted, natural lighting. Blocked bright sunlight with my shadow.

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on June 4, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Very pretty buttercup, Carolyn. I find detail in yellow flowers can get lost, but the detail in this one is excellent. I probably prefer the BG of the version you posted in flora, but this one is very nice as well.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 5, 2012 at 7:21 AM

Like the way you've framed this and the shift of light across the petals Carolyn.
This "shift" has revealed a translucent quality rt side of the buttercup that's attractive to me.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on June 5, 2012 at 3:07 PM

The yellow of the flower is well presented on the very green BG. I really like this image.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on June 5, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Great detail and light in the buttercup, I like the details and the slight translucency in the petals. Nice bg and I also like the two strong colors working with each other here.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 8, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Hi Carolyn

Your the buttercup Queen

Another superb capture, with excellent detail and color

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM

Buttercups are so nice. My neighbors probably think I'm crazy because I encourage them to grow in my yard and I don't mow those sections until they're done blooming. The details in the flower are great and I do like the addition of the oof bud.

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