Yellow Loosestrife

Gallery: FloraPosted July 10, 201264 views8 comments

Stack of three manually focused shots. Screen grab of the detail (from the top) flickr.com/gp/carregwenimages/700mP4

The larger view is better for the detail

Unrelated to Purple Loosestrife (which flowers at the same time of year and in the same habitats), and despite its structural similarity, Yellow Loosestrife is actually a member of the primrose family. It is common throughout the UK and Ireland and can be found in northern European countries, too.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Excellent dof and I like your paralleling comp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 10, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Nice job on the stack; terrific detail particularly evident in the larger version, and the processing is well done....saturation and contrast look just right. There are some small specks of dirt (?) on some of the petals that I would be tempted to clone out.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Very nice comp. and dof. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 11, 2012 at 9:23 PM

I really like your composition Rob. A well done portrait in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 12, 2012 at 3:36 AM

Rob:
Beautiful image, fit for botanical publication. I like the slight curve at the top of the stem.

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 12, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Love it. Nice tones and very sharp. Comp works great.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 15, 2012 at 6:52 PM

hi Rob

i agree with Gary;s comments

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by rob ashcroft on July 16, 2012 at 5:12 AM

fit for botanical publication

Gary

Several people (on other fora) have commented that some of my flower shots have a botanical textbook look, as if they are sketched. I think it's due to the very soft light that I often use. When using a studio flash head I always fit a sof-box diffuser, the size of which is large relative to the subject - often it's a 10:1 ratio. In addition, I often use an additional flat diffuser screen between the soft-box and the subject.

What that does is make a very soft even light, without any shadows, and it changes the 'look and feel' of the shot. I also try to get the light as close to the subject as possible, which also makes for a very soft light.

Registered on February 24, 2012, 22 Posts, 43 Comments