Purple False Foxglove

Gallery: FloraPosted August 23, 2014116 views8 comments

Agalinis purpurea were in bloom in this tiny remnant of lake plain prairie out behind where I work. Windy conditions made for some difficult shooting during my 1/2 hour lunch time. I took a series of 26 shots hoping that I'd get the complete flower in focus. Here's the result of the stack--not perfect, but will provide motivation to get another set of shots on a more optimal day for photography. K5 IIs, 300mm f4, 30mm extension (ISO 320, 1/100sec at f/18) LR exposure +1, Pmax 26 images, CS5 Levels, Topaz In Focus, Topaz Detail, Rotate Image 8 deg CW, Crop for comp....................Jim

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2014 at 12:11 AM

Jim: Love the prairie flowers you've found. Really nice BG and for me nice result on the stack. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 24, 2014 at 9:00 AM

Lovely look at this flower, Jim. I like how you've placed it in the frame and kept the background nicely soft.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 24, 2014 at 3:41 PM

Looks like you had some work putting this together. F/18 sounds like a wind factor, or was this because of the narrow dof on the 300mm lens with the 30mm ext on it? Did you sort out the closest matches before you sent it to Zerene? A credible job, considering the circumstances.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 24, 2014 at 8:51 PM

Jim - I do not understand much of this stacking but whatever you did worked well. Nice clean background and pin sharp flowers !!. The large green background really helps the flowers pop.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 24, 2014 at 9:15 PM

Hi Jim

Thanks again for sharing these beautiful prairie wildflowers

your stacking produced very fine detail and BG... excellent work..

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2014 at 3:50 AM

Again, Ram has the comment that agrees with my take on this. Wow. You guys and stacking! But the result is awesome detail. Love the look of this one.

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 26, 2014 at 6:10 AM

Wonderful work Jim. The separation of subject to background is superb.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on August 27, 2014 at 6:50 AM

Even if you are not fully sarisfied it seems to me a very good work. The color tonality of the flower is splendid.
Take care.

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