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Spring Beauties

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Posted by Nathaniel Blood on May 23, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Got a few shots of these earlier this spring. Something to remember when it gets unbearably hot out :biggrin: C+C more than welcome! Also, finals are over so I may be posting a bit more now...unfortunately it's hard to get out during the summer when the heat is terrible and the bugs are swarming :frown:

1/30 sec
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ISO 100
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on May 24, 2009 at 8:42 AM
I agree heat and bugs are not what I like either. Like the shot, wide range of flower developement. Nice.
Posted by Bruce Palla on May 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM
I'm going to try to enjoy bugs w/ my new macro lens! Nice detail and lighting in this shot.
Posted by Chuck Beatty on May 25, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Looks like some Trout Lily leaves in there as well. Nice detail on these tiny guys. I think the large area of tree trunk is fighting the flowers for dominance. I might try cropping about 1/4 of the image from the left and top.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on May 26, 2009 at 9:39 AM
I agree with Chuck's cropping suggestion from the left. You could also try cropping from the bottom up to just above the single flower in the lower left.
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on May 31, 2009 at 4:41 PM
I think I'd like something a bit tighter here. The above crop suggestions work, so would a true macro frame, focusing on the clump of four (or so) flowers near the center of this frame.