Sempervivum arachnoideum

Gallery: FloraPosted November 30, 2009132 views9 comments

Sepervivum arachnoideum, known as cobweb houseleek, is a perennial plant of the genus Sempervivum. Its name arachnoideum refers to its furry central rosettes, resembling spider webs. We found these ones last summer in Gran Paradiso National Park, italian Apls at an altitude of about 2000 meters.

Comments and suggestions more than welcome.

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO100, HH, natural (harsh) light

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 30, 2009 at 4:08 PM

HI D&L: Looks like a very small plant growing on the rocks. Just the right DOF to capture the group. You managed the exposure well for harsh lighting and colors are not washout. Well done.

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Comment posted by Vicki Kadow on November 30, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Great DoF for this stunning macro! I'd prefer to see it cropped more tightly but then I crop a lot!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 30, 2009 at 7:38 PM

Interesting shot. A great miniature landscape. I might prefer just a touch more dof to capture the last buds in the back sharply but I like this as posted. Very neat.

Pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on December 1, 2009 at 5:29 AM

Fantastic macro work here. Very well captured and presented

Bob

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on December 1, 2009 at 12:33 PM

Quite like this one with the fg and bg setting this very nicely

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM

Lovely, environmental shot, D & L - a really great find. The textures of the rock add a lot to this, and the flowers are beautifully captured.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 2, 2009 at 4:05 PM

Thak you all for the kind comments.

Regards

D&L

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 2, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Daniel and Loana: This is just excellent. I would have guessed a desert cactus and not a mountain flower. I really like the ground level POV and your DOF choice. Superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on December 2, 2009 at 10:04 PM

Nice isolation of your subject, and you handled the harsh light very well.

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