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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 18, 2012323 views14 comments

Things are a little slow around here (it's off-season for flora/macro for me), so I went back to last fall for this one. Taken in my front yard. This is a two image blend using helicon. Nikon D700, 180 macro, polarizer, f4.5, iso 200, 1/8 sec. Larger image included. Comments welcome.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM

Scott, I absolutely love this! Great plane of focus control, wonderful BG, great details, perfect comp, nice colors. . . it's got it all as far as I'm concerned.

Great find!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Wonderful shot, Scott. I like the lines created by the web and the colours of the leaf.
Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 19, 2012 at 3:09 AM

All I have to say is, "I love it"!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 19, 2012 at 8:25 AM

A beautiful macro indeed- Great light, excellent DOF ( the main problem with web and dew), and a delicate BG- The leaf is really wonderfu, and perfectly placed in the frame- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Scott, great color, DOF control and light. I love the geometric shapes of the spider web. Well Done!!.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on February 19, 2012 at 10:45 AM

Beautiful image, Scott! i love the overall color scheme and the leave is perfectly placed in the frame.

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 19, 2012 at 12:21 PM

Excellent Scott - Loved those drops & nice BG.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 19, 2012 at 8:46 PM

Hi Scott

A marvelous subject, perfectly composed, the detail and color are delightful, an excellent capture

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on February 21, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Impressed by the composition and great background. Wow, f 4.5! Never thought one could achieve the great of DOF, even with this image.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 21, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Thanks, Ken. As noted in the original post, this is a two image blend using Helicon Focus, which allowed for a bit more DOF at the plane of focus.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on February 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Fantastic shot. Great job with the focus and background.

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on February 28, 2012 at 4:50 AM

This is Great!!! Love the colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Great capture, Scott. The leaf is a novel, but wonderful addition to the dew covered web.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM

I especially like the leaf with its textures & varied colors Scott, & the dew soaked web adds great interest.
Well done!

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