Silene stellata

Gallery: FloraPosted July 21, 201042 views10 comments

It's amazing how much more an image means to you when you've braved chest high, dew covered brush protected by hordes of mosquitoes to make it. I've never seen this wildflower, which also called "Widowsfrill" or "Starry Campion", before but in looking through the books it is relatively uncommon but fairly widespread over the eastern half of the US with Minnesota being near the northwestern edge of their range. I will definitely be back looking for them again next year. Full frame with an oof bud cloned out at lower left. C and C welcome

1D4, 180 f3.5, iso 800, 1/320, f5.0

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10 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 22, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Nicely captured and well controlled exposure on this white flowers. Wish for a bit more room along the right edge, but good as it is too.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 22, 2010 at 2:25 AM

IMO you have excellently managed to combine the flower with BG and overal composition. The center of the flowers is a bit OOF. Nicely done Keith.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 22, 2010 at 6:33 AM

Nice find and capture Keith.... the blooms are really so pristine and beautiful.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 22, 2010 at 8:09 AM

That's dedication Keith. The brush is no big deal but those damn mosquitoes are miserable.

I like the pretty pristine white flowers against the dark BG.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 22, 2010 at 8:13 AM

Nice find Keith. Great job controlling the whites and keeping the horde of mosquitos out of the image.

While the framing is a bit tight on the right that would be easily remedied by adding a bit of canvas. Did you make any frames with the aperture stopped down a bit more? One more stop might have been enough to bring the entire right bloom into sharp focus.

This subject would have me back again next year too. Good hunting!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 22, 2010 at 7:18 PM

A very nice capture. I really like how you handled the whites.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 22, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Hi Keith

If this were done in your studio. I would ask for more room on the RT

But considering the conditions, Its marvelous

love the colors, composition, and B.G.!!

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 23, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Nicely captured Keith. I like the diagonal line of the stem - blossoms and buds. Just wish there was a tad bit more negative space right side of lower blossom. Nice whites and sweet buds.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 23, 2010 at 2:46 PM

A lovely, floating composition, Keith. delicately coloured, sharp and beautifully lit. I like this image very much.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 24, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Keith: Well worth the effort and a fine result. I guess a touch more room/canvas on the right would be an enhancement but I like this as is. Nicely done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments