A Blooming MIracle

Gallery: FloraPosted July 31, 2012136 views10 comments

I was taking a series of photos of this Hydrangea for stacking. When I went to examine them, and started scrolling through them, I noticed something wasn't quite right. One area of the photo kept changing. I finally realized that during the time I was shooting a bud had opened up! (Lower right corner) I thought this was pretty neat, and while everything is not in focus (as this was a stack series) I thought I'd share it anyway. (Best seen in large view.)

Canon 7D
100 mm macro
f7.1, 1 second for three shots, 1.3 seconds for 2 shots
-2/3 EV
ISO 100
Taken between 6:25:22 and 6:26:44

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 1, 2012 at 6:07 AM

WOW, that was quick. I guess it's all about timing

Bob

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 1, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Very cool , nice shot of nature in action !

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 1, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Good story and moment Allen

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 1, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Allen - Nice progression well captured. Very interesting and refreshingly different.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on August 2, 2012 at 5:55 AM

Good action flower shots, Allen! The small images make me think of stained glass windows in a church.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 2, 2012 at 1:34 PM

That is super neat! I can't believe it opened that fast!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 3, 2012 at 12:23 PM

The progression of photos is very cool Allen. Nice find.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 4, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Allen: What a thoroughly cool encounter. Delightful. >=))>

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 5, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Very cool and interesting moment.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 9, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Allen:
Pretty cool to witness the birth of a flower.

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