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Glamourous Ironweed

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 29, 2013369 views6 comments

These seed heads of my New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) looked good backlit by the late afternoon sun and then I realized that by changing my camera angle, I could fill the frame with oof sparkles from my pond and turn this into what feels like a glamour shot. (5D3, 100mm macro L, 1/125s, f/16, iso 400, tripod)

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6 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 29, 2013 at 4:56 PM

Mark,
This is very Cool. The backlit seed heads and the way you framed them is nice but the BG you managed is what really makes this image unique.
Well Done . . .

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on October 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM

Very nice, Mark! Yes, the background makes it. Beautiful, well-composed almost monochrome image. Nicely done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 29, 2013 at 8:43 PM

Great job capturing the highlights in the bg, Mark. Dazzling result.

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on October 31, 2013 at 10:59 PM

This is a nice shot, Mark. The sparkles make it really stand out.

My eye is drawn to the bright spot in the upper-right corner. Might it improve a tad with the spot cropped out?

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 1, 2013 at 2:46 AM

Mark ..love the creativity here.. Beautiful BG ..and a nice subject for the creativity. Well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 5, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Eye catching image Mark, very creative work.
I like the way you approached this one :)
Well done

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