Basking

Gallery: FloraPosted October 6, 2014127 views11 comments

This Wavyleaf Thistle (undulatum) caught my eye at the edge of a field basking in the sunlight. One sot, hand held, 50% of full frame.

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File Name Ramy_3029_CF43-2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 6/22/2014 1:05:11 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 6, 2014 at 1:20 PM

This has a great 3-D quality and excellent control of contrast despite being in direct sunlight. Very nice.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 6, 2014 at 3:57 PM

An interesting bloom/plant Mike. The plant stands out nicely against the BG. I could use a bit more sharpness (no pun intended) out of the stem and the leaf.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 6, 2014 at 9:21 PM

Nicely captured, Mike. Excellent use of the dark shade and color gradient bg.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 7, 2014 at 6:10 AM

Mike:

Interesting image and I like how the thistle is spotlighted and stands out from the darkish bg. The thistle is pretty sharp for hand holding with 400mm.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 7, 2014 at 7:19 PM

Cool looking flower! Nice bg. Nicely done!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 7, 2014 at 7:47 PM

Mike - Really like the colors, sharpness and more importantly that slight incline which has put the focus square on the top face of the flower.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 7, 2014 at 9:43 PM

Well handled, Mike. I don't believe I have ever encountered one before.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 8, 2014 at 6:43 AM

Excellent lighting, Mike, bringing out not just the flower but the filaments strung along the top and side. On a nicely graded bg this really grabs your eye !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 8, 2014 at 11:22 PM

Mike: Terrific lighting and excellent BG. My only suggestion would be to give it a touch more room on the bottom so that the juncture of the leaf and stem could be seen. As is the leaf is kind of hanging out there by itself disconnected. Still a superb find and capture.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 16, 2014 at 4:25 PM

Beautiful take on this thistle, Mike. The colors really pop against the black background. I also like that the entire head is sharp.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 1, 2014 at 10:26 AM

Very nice light, colors, details, POV, and the darker BG makes this pop Mike.
Cool looking thistle, don't have this one around here..
Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments