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Pulsatilla alpina
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Pulsatilla alpina

by Roberto Facchini

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 13, 201373 views7 comments
One of my first wide angle macro pictures. An Alpine pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina) photographed in the Italian Alps (Aosta Valley). Any comments are welcome.

f/16, 1/60 sec., ISO 200
8-15mm lens, tripod and flash

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on October 13, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Roberto, I do like this image, but I find the BG almost too busy. I think you could crop this tighter, remove most of the sky. The blue really catches my eye and distracts from the flower IMHO. Looking forward to seeing more wide angle macro images. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 13, 2013 at 4:57 PM
Well done Roberto,
I have been using a wide angle lens for some Macro & Close-up shots for the last year or so with great results. The flower is outstanding and I like the sky but I do agree with John on less BG. I could see this working well cropped as a square image and omitting everything to the left of the center of the main tree.
Superb lighting accomplished with your flash . . . :cool:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 13, 2013 at 5:17 PM
You've got a lovely looking flower here, but I agree that there's too much background. The large dof is one of the big challenges in wide angle macro and I have seen shots where it works very well and results in an image that there's no other way to get. So definitely keep exploring and sharing.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 13, 2013 at 8:41 PM
I like the way you were able to show the flower in its alpine environment, Roberto. Excellent sharpness in the flower center.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 14, 2013 at 6:52 AM
Beautifully composed, Roberto, with a gorgeous rendering of the whites and centre of the flower ( though, for me personally, it might have been nice to get the front petal in focus too ). So nice to see an experiment like this.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on October 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Thank you all for the comments. I repost the cropped image as suggested by some of you.
Personally, I need the background with trees, mountains and sky to describe the environment where the flower lives.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on October 14, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Roberto, I really like the re-post :smile: IMHO it is a more powerful image than the original. Thanks for re-posting.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments