Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 2, 201290 views10 comments
Salsify seed head
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10 comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on December 2, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Beautiful color and detail, Charlie! Nicely done.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 2, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Beautiful - a great entry. Plane of focus is tough in these situation, but I do wish both heads were as sharp as the upper one.
I had one like this I was going to post, but this is far better !
Excellent!
Sandy
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Comment posted by Karen Kane on December 2, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Charlie - I'm guessing you have this sitting on a mirror - love the concept, well executed. The lighting is wonderful and the black BG sets off the seed head perfectly!
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on December 2, 2012 at 3:00 PM
This was shot on a mirror and to tell the truth I never even considered trying to get the reflection in focus. Unless the mirror is terrible distorted It should be doable.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 2, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Love the mirror effect, Charlie, and that one about to escape seed is a nice bonus.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 2, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Nice image and concept.
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on December 2, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Funny thing, Mark. I was POed that the seed head came apart as I wanted this near perfect clump to shoot as complete. Now I like the separated seed as it worked out. [g]
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Comment posted by Ken Smith on December 2, 2012 at 5:35 PM
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 3, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Fantastic image, Charlie! Love the great detail visible in this and the escaping seed adds a real interesting touch. The black background sets this all off beautifully. Great concept to showcase this with a mirror image; I do wish the mirror image was also in focus though.
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Comment posted by Craig Myers on December 10, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Really fine image, Charlie. So much to like about this: the focal contrast between the seedhead and its reflection, the fine detail that is retained in both parts, and the pop of color that is a nice bonus.
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10 commentsI had one like this I was going to post, but this is far better !
Excellent!
Sandy
Thanks for looking and commenting.