Milkweed

Gallery: FloraPosted June 24, 201299 views8 comments

Common Milkweed taken at Lake Alice, part of the North Plate National Wildlife Refuge, this morning. All comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f11
ISO 320
70mm
Tripod
Cropped to 90% of original
Slight color correction and sharpening in PSE9

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 25, 2012 at 2:40 AM

Richard:
Very beautiful. Nice lighting and I like the positioning of the two stars and buds. The green in the bg provides a nice bg. No nits or suggestions.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 25, 2012 at 8:07 AM

Nice details, light, and color, the BG works very well also Richard.
I like the overall comp, the two buds compliment the stars well.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 25, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Richard - Works well for me. The two stars are perfectly rendered along with the two buds. Background is sufficiently blurred and sharpness excellent.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 25, 2012 at 7:13 PM

Interesting, well balanced comp, and an overall pleasing look. No nits; looks great.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 26, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Wow, your milkweed is in great shape and this is a terrific shot. I really like that you've got both blooms and buds and the pastel palette of the entire images makes for a warm gentle feeling. Lovely picture.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 26, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Good depth and detail. Well complemented by the green OOF background. A good possibility for stacking here.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 28, 2012 at 5:58 AM

Beautifully focused, Richard, with superb colour tones throughout the image. Like this a lot !!!

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 29, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Wow. Nothing that beautiful should have common in the name. The sharpness/burr combo with this comp is fantastic.

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