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Starting to Ice

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 21, 201375 views3 comments

Michigan is getting hammered by a winter storm that will produce a significant amount of ice and snow. I went out a few minutes ago and found this seed head of a tulip tree that was back lit. The drop of water was beginning to freeze so I took 8 shots at f5.6 with my 180mm Sigma macro (K5 IIs, manual, 1/400sec, natural light. I stacked the images with Zerene Stacker and adjusted levels and sharpened the image with Topaz Detail. Thank you for looking....................Jim

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 21, 2013 at 8:11 PM

While you are getting hammered with a winter storm. . .we are having record high temperatures.

Not sure any of our snow that is still on the ground will make it until Christmas. Interesting seed head. . .even in winter some treasures are out there to be found.

Good isolation from the background, although a slight crop up from the bottom may be helpful.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 22, 2013 at 5:15 PM

Very nice, Jim. I like the natural colors and it was a good choice to invest the time in shooting multiple shots to put the entire plant in focus without sacrificing the bokeh in the back. The result is a very 3D appearance.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 24, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Very nice Jim. I like the back light, great details & BG.
I agree with Carolyn, a bit off the bottom would balance the comp.
Merry Christmas!

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