Winter Clematis

Gallery: FloraPosted January 21, 201048 views7 comments

These pods surround our deck yearly. My goal is showing their texture, form, and light reflectiveness. This shot was illuminated by a closeup ring flash and darkened in Lightroom after conversion to B&W.

Pentax K20D, DA 35mm Ltd. Macro, f 6.7 @ 1/180, ISO 400

All comments welcome.

ME

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7 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 21, 2010 at 2:49 AM

Nice detail and dof. Reminds me of the anemones after they have flowered in the alpine areas. Wonder if they're related.

Welcome. Nice to have another PNW shooter posting and commenting.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 21, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Nicely chosen pov, with the emphasis on the upper pod, Michael. This looks really good in b & w - the lighting seems spot on to me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 21, 2010 at 9:49 AM

This makes me think of jellyfish. I like you chose a B&W image for this. Nice tones

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Very interesting image Michael and I think the lighting is very well done. I also like the conversion. My only reservation is the dof and I might have been inclined to go for more depth but not having seen the subject I certainly don't know that. I like the image as posted.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 22, 2010 at 11:23 AM

Excellent conversion and comp, and the dof works really well. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 23, 2010 at 11:25 PM

Michael: This is close for me but not quite there. The soft lower pods pull my eye a bit and make me yearn for a bit more DOF. OTOH I do like the conversion and the light as well as the unique subject. Nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 24, 2010 at 12:51 PM

This is very well done and works nicely in black and white. I have these in my yard and can never get anything as nice as this.
May

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