Horsetail blooms

Gallery: FloraPosted June 19, 2012319 views16 comments

This is a 9 shot stack of horsetails blooming alongside the C&O Canal last March. Finding these little blooms at my feet and slowly realizing what they were was a very pleasant surprise. (5D, 100mm macro L, 1/60 s, f/8, iso 100, tripod and cable release)

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16 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 19, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Mark:
I can see why your are delighted with this. The specimen is just beautiful and the lighting condition is perfect for showing off them. Lovely to see the striation on the stem.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 19, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Gorgeous light on the horsetails and great job with the stack. I'm trying to decide about the green in the BG...I kind of like the streaks coming from the top left as it coincides with the direction of the light but I'm wondering how it would look without the rest of it?? Either way, nice find; looking down is often the best way to find great subjects.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 19, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Mark - Looked at it a few times to make sure I was not seeing a Watercolor painting effect

. Never seen these before. Superb details and interpretive interaction between the two horsetails.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on June 19, 2012 at 10:16 PM

That is some serious detail! Thanks for including the larger image!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 20, 2012 at 11:59 AM

What a great find Mark, way to go

Nice job as far as I can tell on the stacking, the results look excellent to me.
I've been meaning to buy a one year license on some of that software, just keep putting it off.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 20, 2012 at 3:11 PM

The light on this is perfect. Beautiful

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on June 20, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Wow this is wonderful, Mark! The dark background shows off the details and texture of these unusual blooms so well. Great lighting in this also. Are these are type of fungi, grass, or other type of plant? Don't recall ever seeing these before. Nice find!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on June 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM

The lighting is superb! This is a gorgeous shot!!!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 21, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Wow, Mark, these really pop in this light against the dark background (and I'm glad the background is not plain black). Great idea to shoot these "cones"; most people are familiar with the bright green plants, but shooting the fruiting bodies gives us a unique view.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 21, 2012 at 10:49 PM

Very cool Mark !! The lighting is superb !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 24, 2012 at 2:04 AM

Mark: Great find and an even better capture. Terrific POV and BG. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 27, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Fine work - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 27, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Congrats on the WP!

What an interesting plant and a great shot of the blooms.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 28, 2012 at 3:48 AM

Sorry I missed this one, Mark - a very fine image. Great clarity from the stack and beautifully lit on the perfect bg. Congrats !!