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Foxglove Beardtongue
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Foxglove Beardtongue

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: FloraPosted June 13, 201584 views6 comments

My prairie restoration is starting to produce some interesting wildflowers to photograph.  Penstemon digitalis, which is known commonly as foxglove beardtongue, are in full bloom right now.  K5 IIs, 300mm f4 plus 32mm extension (1/30 sec at f29, ISO 800).  Levels, TK's luminosity masks on bright whites, Levels, denoise on BG................................Jim

Thanks Mark.  I hope your Penstemon blooms as the flowers are quite spectacular.  You may want to head to a mesic tall grass prairie to get one in bloom if yours decides to wait out a year............................Jim
 

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 13, 2015 at 9:18 AM

Jim, how neat to have a prairie restoration happening.  Those always take a while before you know what forbs have survived.  This is a good look at this Penstemon with a nice gentle background setting off the white flowers.  The whites look great.  I planted Penstemon grandiflorus in one of my Montana gardens before I left last month with timed watering...sure hope it's the right amount of water... 

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 13, 2015 at 10:59 PM

Really nice, Jim. Love the comp and bg.  

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM

These really need to be seen large. Good DOF, but I wonder if you haven't lost a little resolution at F/29.cool

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 14, 2015 at 6:59 PM

Nice composition, detail, and complimentary background. 

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 14, 2015 at 7:18 PM

Jim: Many kudos to you for your restoration project and congrats on seeing some fine results. Excellent capture. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on June 15, 2015 at 2:42 PM

Simple and nicely presented. The ants, however, don't help the picture, I think.

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