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Iced Goldenrod

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 17, 2016302 views5 comments

Three hours of freezing rain this morning left quite a coating of ice on everything. This look is at part of the seed head of a white goldenrod with the refracted bits of green coming from the neighbor's lawn. A seven image stack. (5D3, 180mm macro L, 1/50s, f/10, iso 200, tripod)

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on December 18, 2016 at 11:04 AM

Hi Mark, much more to this image than the thumbnail suggests enlightened

... The detail within the ice on the right is wonderful (a stack was definitely a good choice!) and the background the perfect compliment. No changes to the image itself, a very slightly tighter crop would be my only possible suggestion ... Good shot!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 18, 2016 at 2:02 PM

Hey Mark,
Looks like one of those 'Good News / Bad News' situations . . .
Good news is you found this beauty of a composition, the ice looks like diamonds. Excellent job in post processing, very complimentary background and the large version is so very impressive.
Bad news is you've got a coating of ice on everything and can't get over to the Eagles.
Well seen and presented . . . laugh

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 19, 2016 at 8:16 PM

Love the jeweled look of this Mark. The golds and silvers and crystals are really nice against an excellent BG to show them off.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 22, 2016 at 5:39 PM

Golden tones inside the ice are just beautiful. Very nice shapes and textures. Beautiful background to go along with the whole project.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 1, 2017 at 11:04 PM

Ice storms can be gorgeous in their aftermath, Mark, though they do take a toll on things. A beautiful image. You chose just the right elements to include in the frame and the bg is wonderful.

devil

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