Frosted Flower with Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted October 31, 200975 views9 comments

I woke last weekend to find hoarfrost covering most everything. This was taken in the pasture at my home. I haven't found out yet the species of this wildflower, but they were everywhere under my feet as I walked. The flower measure maybe a quarter of an inch in diameter.
Canon XT, 1/5sec, F14, ISO 100, RAW, camera on tripod with Canon 100mm macro.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 31, 2009 at 11:58 PM

John: Welcome to NPN and to the finest Flora gallery on the planet. Marvelous find and a solid capture. I like this a little better with it brightened a bit and warmed up some as well. There is quite a bit of blue in the whites although its not too heavy by any means. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more.>=))>

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on November 1, 2009 at 2:15 AM

Fascinating photo; very nice in detail. John try to erase the white spot right down.

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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on November 1, 2009 at 11:13 AM

This is beautiful, John! Great work!

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Comment posted by David Schwaegler on November 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Nice image, John. I like the story that frost on a flower tells at the end of the season. The flower is an aster, common at the end of the growing season.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on November 1, 2009 at 7:37 PM

I agree with the suggestion to warm up the WB a little bit. Great comp and the frost is really a great element here. Nice eye and capture!

Welcome to NPN! I look forward to more of your posts.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on November 1, 2009 at 10:05 PM

Hi John and welcome. Nicely composed shot. I agree that this could perhaps be brightened and warmed a bit, but still a very nice shot.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on November 2, 2009 at 7:24 AM

Looks like a Frost Aster or White heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphyotrichum_pilosum) John. Which given your capture might be so appropriately named as the Frost Aster!

If you are a fellow newbie, welcome!

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Comment posted by John Kerr on November 2, 2009 at 5:20 PM

Thanks everyone for your commits. I've posted the photo again after I've adjusted the levels a bit. My photo editing skills aren't the best so I may have over done it. I will continue to play with it and see what I get. Thanks again, I do appreciate all the advice.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 2, 2009 at 9:40 PM

John: Really nice work on the repost - exactly what I had in mind.

>=))>

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