Purple Loosestrife

Gallery: FloraPosted February 8, 2014716 views9 comments

This flower is considered an invasive weed in our area--however, along our creek they do not seem to be much of a problem. I like the touches of color they provide along the creek banks.

The flower stem is usually lined with lots of these little flowers that emerge from the bottom to the top of the stem. I isolated just one of the flowers with some of the buds above it for this close-up image.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/4.5 for 1/100 sec. ISO 500. Tripod mounted, natural lighting. Processed in Nik Viveza and Color Efex Pro.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 8, 2014 at 5:56 PM

Carolyn: I really like the subject and your DOF/POF choice. Very well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 8, 2014 at 8:22 PM

Perfectly balanced, lovely flower and a perfect BG. I like everything about this one, Carolyn. One of your best!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 9, 2014 at 1:43 PM

Great dof choice, Carolyn. So nice to see this flower, the name of which alone is familiar to me. Very striking arrangement against the lovely, soft bg.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 9, 2014 at 6:49 PM

Hi Carolyn

I agree with Bill about your DOF/POF choice

done with using a great perspective and alluring color

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 10, 2014 at 5:37 PM

The color combinations, comp and point of focus make this a stunning image. Also like the framing you chose. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 10, 2014 at 8:49 PM

Carolyn:

Beautifully done! I like how the purple pops out of the green bg.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 13, 2014 at 11:54 AM

Glorious color and luminosity. Vibrant and bold.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 18, 2014 at 10:42 PM

Splendid photo of a beautiful little flower, Carolyn. This flower is new for me, thanks for sharing.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 20, 2014 at 7:12 PM

This is wonderful!! Love the fade in the bg and the colors. Just a terrific image.

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