Wild Thing #12

Gallery: FloraPosted August 5, 2010550 views16 comments

Cat claw sensitive briar

I hope you aren't getting tired of my wildflowers, because I have lots more to process! This year was really good for the wild things, especially out in the Flint Hills.

I've read that if these flowers are touched, the leaves curl up, but I've never tried it so don't know if it's true or not. I sure do like them. The little bright pink puffballs are beautiful out on the prairie!

Canon Rebel XTI, handheld
100 mm macro lens
ISO 100, F5.6 @ 1/250

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 5, 2010 at 8:25 PM

Beautiful puff Angela. I particularly like the crop of the flower in the composition. The larger image is very nice. Beautiful work. No suggestions.

Pat

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 5, 2010 at 8:53 PM

This is very nice. Creative and effective decisions regarding dof and composition. Really cool presentation.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 5, 2010 at 9:16 PM

Nice image, I like how you selected the center to be in focus. Not sure if I like the edge cut off. Thanks for posting. Glad to hear it was a good flower year in Kansas.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Hi Angela, So glad you included the larger view. I really like the detail in the focal plane.

I hope you have one of these puff balls in total with no clipping.

Such a charming little flower.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM

Pure art!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 5, 2010 at 11:48 PM

I just wish this flower weren't clopped... otherwise the DOF and colors are really pleasing.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 6, 2010 at 12:38 AM

Sweet shot!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 6, 2010 at 2:03 AM

very nice, reminds me on fireworks....

Brigitte

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 6, 2010 at 3:58 AM

Angela, I never get tired of seeing the wild flowers, not sure of what I'm going to do when they are gone. Very nice color and detail, and presented beautifully.
John

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 6, 2010 at 4:50 AM

Its so beautifully done that I wish to see the whole puff.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 6, 2010 at 6:47 AM

Very beautiful... The complementary yellows and purples are so nice

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 6, 2010 at 9:41 AM

Angela,

I know that I am not getting tired of them. I don't comment always because I am still absorbing at a great rate all what I am seeing in FLORA.

This is beautiful.

Peter

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

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Very nice shot; the colours are wonderful. Not completely sure about the cut of the flower.

I can confirm what you describe: leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, re-opening minutes later; we have this plant in our garden and it is always a great surprise for children and guests.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 7, 2010 at 1:31 AM

Angela: You'll be on my official stink list if you stop posting the wildflowers

. I especially like your POF/DOF choice but I do think I would prefer to see the entire flower. The way the edge is clipped here looks awkward to me. >=))>

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 7, 2010 at 10:52 PM

The first thing that strikes me is the compostion ... very untraditional. Then I get drawn in to the explosion of pink color by the shallow dof and pof you've chosen. Very nice work Angela.

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 8, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Hi Angela

Very creative and artistic

love the sharp yellow anthers against the soft pink filiments.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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