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Larch "flowers"
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Larch "flowers"

by Roberto Facchini

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 3, 2014123 views6 comments
Inflorescence of European larch (Larix decidua). Young seed cones (red) and pollen cones (yellow).

Canon Eos 5d II, 180mm macro lens, tripod; f/16, 1/15 sec., ISO 400.

Any comment is welcome.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on April 3, 2014 at 9:10 PM
Interesting and different floral capture, Roberto. Well balanced comp against the nice clean bg. Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 4, 2014 at 8:27 AM
Excellent colors, details, and exposure Roberto.
I like the neutral colored BG with its light/dark transition..
The red really pops, nice work! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 4, 2014 at 3:14 PM
Very interesting comparison of the cones in their various stages and the larger image has good detail where it needs to. It might be fun to play around with the crop. How would this look as a horizontal image vs vertical or maybe try to get the same uniform color in the background vs the dark to light. Or maybe isolate the the red cone only. Just some ideas to play around with this unique image.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 5, 2014 at 12:09 AM
Nice clean shot, Roberto. Beautiful natural colors and great background. Well done.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 6, 2014 at 6:59 PM
This is a neat look at these trees. I really like the up/down positioning and all of the lovely details in the flower.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 7, 2014 at 11:05 AM
Hi Roberto :wavey: Very cool to capture the two stages of growth :eek: well composed with beautiful detail and colors..

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments