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Orange Hawkweed

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Posted by Philip Schwarz on June 18, 2007 at 12:51 PM
I took this shot of some Orange Hawkweed in my front yard. I know I should probably kill it but I usually mow around it while it is blooming.

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Posted by Chuck Beatty on June 19, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Philip, this is a dramatic flower. I can see why you want to give it a chance to bloom. There seems to be a halo of some sort around the flower. Is that movement or post-processing. I think I would also consider cropping most of the right side--maybe a vertical image?
Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on June 19, 2007 at 12:55 PM
Chucks suggestions make sense to me as well. Funny how aesthetic some weeds can be at times! I'm glad it didn't get mowed immediately.
Posted by Jack Graham on June 19, 2007 at 9:57 PM
Phil,

!) Vertical--definitely ( I get yelled at for shooting too many verticles but in this case it is screaming Vertical.
2) Step hack with a long telephoto (22, 300 if you have one) and shoot it at about F5.6 and blow out the cluttered background.

You have yourself a good image!

JG :biggrin:
Posted by Philip Schwarz on June 20, 2007 at 5:36 PM
Thanks for the comments. I think it does look better cropped. Unfortunately I can’t get rid of the halo. I think the depth of field was not correct and the halo is caused by some dead leaves or grass. I think this is headed for the trash bin. Looks like a project for next year.