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Mule Ear up close
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Mule Ear up close

by Sandy Steinman

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 9, 201045 views5 comments
Mule's Ear Wyethia glabra photographed at Chimney Rock at Pt. Reyes National Seashore on April 17, 2010 at 10:34AM
Canon EOS 30D
Lens: EF 100 mm f/2.8 macro
iso100
1/50sec at f16

also had a Nikon 6T close-up filter/lens plus extension tubes.

amazingly there was no wind in what is often one of the windiest spots on the west coast

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Welcome to NPN, Sandy! A nice closeup, very symmetrical. It looks a bit dark.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 9, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Nice shot. I agree with Phil that it is a bit dark.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Sandy Steinman on September 9, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Thanks for your comments. I just briefly before posting thought that maybe it was a little dark. Here is a reworked version that is lighter and has a little more contrast. I think it is also probably truer to the real color of the flower.

Sandy
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 10, 2010 at 3:14 AM
Sandy:
This is some close up. The rework version is better. I am not a fan of foreground blur but at this magnification, the DOF is extremely shallow and I can see you want show the stamens. Could try F32 or failing that focus stacking to get the front to back sharp.
Welcome to NPN and hope to see more of your post. BTW had a peek at your picassa albums and looks like you like flora shots - you would certainly enjoy posting in the flora gallery too.
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Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 11, 2010 at 5:42 AM
Hey Sandy, very nice comp. the repost is much better with the brighter look. Agree with Gary, more DOF would have sharpened the all the great textures in the foreground
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