Red Clover

Gallery: FloraPosted August 15, 201088 views16 comments

The Red Clover is such an ordinary plant, that I can imagine that it is often overlooked.
But if you give it a good look it is such a beautiful plant. The leaves have an interesting marking, the flowerheads are built up with a lot of of very small flowers.
This example isn't yet flowering, but I liked the fluffiness of the buds.

D300, Sigma180macro, F5, 1/80, tripod, full frame.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 15, 2010 at 10:46 AM

This is superb for my tastes Ellen. I love the processing and the mood the image creates. No suggestions.

Pat

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on August 15, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Beautiful, indeed. I think the shallow DOF works especially well here.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 15, 2010 at 12:14 PM

I like this composition very much, Ellen.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Awesome. Would never have guessed that this could be a Clover

. I like the fluffiness and the anchor provided by the 3 leaves. Cropping to a near square and flipping this vertical may also look nice (just imagining for now).

Irrespective, very fine work

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Ellen: Excellent shot of this little beauty. Marvelous presentation. >=))>

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on August 15, 2010 at 6:27 PM

You make the ordinary look extraordinary

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 15, 2010 at 8:01 PM

Lovely detail and beautiful colors and DOF.

Great post, Ellen

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 15, 2010 at 8:22 PM

I like it a lot! No suggestions.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 15, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Hi Ellen

Beautifully seen and crafted! The soft color and lines are sublime

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on August 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM

Ellen, very well captured and presented. I'd say the DOF is spot on.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 16, 2010 at 3:24 AM

Well seen, captured and elegantly presented. Very interesting fine architecture in the bud.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 16, 2010 at 6:51 AM

wonderful composition....it really shows the beauty of this plant

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 16, 2010 at 7:55 AM

Uncommonly beautiful presentation of a common little weed. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 16, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Most beautiful capture Ellen... This is deceptive in that it looks simple, but what an effect . Really well done

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 16, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Very beautiful! I like the softness and your comp. Your border really brings out the mauve in the bloom.

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on August 16, 2010 at 9:30 PM

you certainly did a great job with a simple plant. You made it look beautiful!

Registered on December 9, 2007, 145 Posts, 852 Comments