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Trapped within the fern + repost

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Posted by Alan Bryant on June 17, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Trapped within the fern + repost
In the garden i have some ferns that are next to aload of Geraniums.One morning i went out after a windy rainy night, to find that one of the Geraniums had managed to trap itself within one of the ferns.

20D
EF100 2.8
Natural light
ISO 100
1/100 @ f/5
Expo comp -1
Focus stacked

Comments welcome

Thanks for looking :wavey:
Posted by Barrie Harwood on June 17, 2008 at 11:32 AM
I do love these graphic images of yours Alan.

The only minor thing I would question is whether you should lose the tiny fronds to the left edge perhaps by cropping more centrally through the first complete frond (if that make sense) or just clone out the intruders

Really striking and I like it a lot

Barrie :smile:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 17, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Another masterclass image Alan!!

:toast:

Alan
Posted by Nigel Blake on June 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Perfection Alan, great colours too!
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on June 17, 2008 at 1:19 PM
This is another of your wonderful plant shots Alan.
I like your style. But I wonder a bit because no
droplets are on the fern :rolleyes:
Greetings,
Bertl
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 17, 2008 at 1:55 PM
That's better Alan - back to normal, masterful imagery - making the ordinary look extraordinary :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Cheers for the comments

Berti - The fern obsorbs the rain better than the petals :wink:

Barrie - Cheers for the suggestion.
Posted by Michael Sayles on June 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Super stuff! Great vision, though i do agree with Barrie's suggestion.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 17, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Fantastic technique-beautifully sharp throughout

Dave :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 17, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Hi I like this one best of the ones you have posted.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Adam Seward on June 17, 2008 at 3:18 PM
I like that a lot, really nice graphic image. Good composition. Well spotted and taken!
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 17, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Here's a re-post with a crop on the left :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 17, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Stunning image Alan and I agree the repost is better.
Robert
Posted by writepic on June 17, 2008 at 4:26 PM

superb stuff
Posted by John Robinson on June 17, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Excellent Alan.
You like your geraniums don't you ?
Cheers
john
Posted by eric weight on June 18, 2008 at 12:45 AM
I haven't commented on many of these, because flowers are not really my thing, but every one has looked superbly executed. I think the fern bg lifts this one above the others and I think it is great. All you need for the next one is a hover fly in the shot as well and I'd hang it on my wall. Superb stuff Alan.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 18, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Thanks for the comments

John - YES :biggrin:

Eric - If i could get a Bee/Hover fly to stay still for 3 minutes then i could :biggrin:
Posted by eric weight on June 18, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Wait until it's asleep - no commitment, that's the problem. :jump: :smile:
Posted by Simon Litten on June 18, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Lovely shot - repost much better - amazing how much a small crop can improve a picture.


Simon