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Miniature Lupine
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Miniature Lupine

by Charlie Baugh

Gallery: FloraPosted April 26, 201351 views6 comments
Lupinus bicolor. Ranges from British Columbia to Southern California according to my WF guide.

Olympus E-5
12-60mm @60mmFL
1/320 sec @ 5.6
ISO100
Hand held

Processed in Studio 2 and NIK Color Efex

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on April 26, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Very pretty lighting & comp. It seems you might have focused behind the plants a little as they seem more in focus than the flowers though.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 26, 2013 at 3:52 PM
Pretty against the green background, and nicely composed near the third lines. I agree with Eirini on the focus.
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 26, 2013 at 6:45 PM
I agree with you too Eirini. These are so low to the ground, that I have problems using the view finder and the bright light makes the view screen useless. Auto focus allows me some success but can focus on non subjects. :frown:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 27, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Very cool, Charlie. the focus is producing an interesting halo around the blossoms. I think I saw Adorama advertising a right angle viewfinder that they say fits "most" cameras. Might come in handy for this kind of shot. I have a Canon version that I use occasionally.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 28, 2013 at 7:42 PM
Charlie: Really good plane of focus management and a lovely color palette and finished image. Really well done.>=))>
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 28, 2013 at 10:19 PM
Hi Charlie :wavey: Thanks for sharing this lovely flower. here in the east, we have a similar Lupine... " Lupinus perennis", which is quite similar. i like how you captured the lupines against the grass :smile:
Albert Darmo
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