Robins Pin Cusion

Gallery: FloraPosted August 20, 20171,271 views4 comments

Gall wasp growth on Dog Rose.
Caused by an Hymenopteran wasp
D7100
Sigma 50mm macro
8 Stacked shots with CZM
Detatched and printed backdrop
100 ISO 25 @f5
Slight crop.
Curves Paint Shop Pro
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 20, 2017 at 7:43 AM

Hi John,

Very nice diagnostic shot of the work of this gall wasp. Stack looks good and I like the comp. Well done...................Jim

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 20, 2017 at 10:58 AM

I like the composition with the contrasting colors against the white background.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 20, 2017 at 2:44 PM

John, you are getting quite good with CZM. I don't see any obvious artifacts, cross over blurs, etc. I do see a few leaves with blank areas which I assume are CZM's treatment of missed focus in a layer. I get stuff like this frequently where something is just OOF between layers and there just isn't an image with complete focus in a particular area. Good job anyway! cool

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Comment posted by John Robinson on August 21, 2017 at 6:35 AM

Thanks all;.
Phil- When I looked at the original series of several on this plant with several various backdrops and blew them up , I could see what you mean. If I had done that initially I would never have posted one. They are terrible.
All the other subjects I did in exactly the same way are fine. Can't work it out but I,ve binned them anywayand I#ll find another gall if I can. Seems odd that it should only be apparent on several different versions of just the one subject.
Cheers
John

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