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Just a Weed?
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Just a Weed?

by Peter Cross

Gallery: FloraPosted February 25, 201335 views2 comments
I took this at the Consumnes River Preserve south of Sacramento, CA last week. This is a common flower I see in disturbed areas about the same time as wild mustard is showing in the fields. Not real showy but the flowers are pretty early in the season. I've seen this white one but there are pink and yellowish varieties as well. I thought the dark water BG showed them off nicely. I cloned out a few stray petals along the left margin but other than that only resized and sharpened. As you can see from the techs, I wasn't set up to photograph flowers. I was after ducks, but I couldn't pass this up. Your thoughts on better processing or composing would be appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4 and 1.4 TC = 280mm
1/1000th @ f/6.3 and ISO 200
tripod

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on February 26, 2013 at 6:44 AM
While I like the diag. composition Peter, I think more depth and a little less clipped edges would show this off better.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 27, 2013 at 11:53 AM
Nice BG, & I like the lighting & the sense of movement...very cheerful!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments