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Through a Prairie Window
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Through a Prairie Window

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 22, 2014123 views5 comments
I found this female Halloween pennant hiding in the prairie plants along a trail. I had about 4 by 8 inch window to shoot through. The lighting was bright but cloudy with intermittent rain. Pentax K5 IIs 300mm f4 plus 32mm extension (1/125 sec at f8.0, ISO 500) 18 image stack Pmax, Levels, Rubber stamp tool, Topaz Detail plus slight crop for composition...............Jim

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5 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on June 23, 2014 at 5:59 PM
Love the look of Halloween DF's. You did a great job of spotting and photographing this beauty. 18 image stack? Very cooperative subject. The stack allowed really good detail in the subject and a pleasing bg notwithstanding the tight quarters. Very good photography and processing, Jim.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 24, 2014 at 11:14 AM
Very cooperative DF to pull this 18 click stack off Jim, they never sit still that long for me..
What's your secret? :wink:
The detail, colors, & processing look very nice, great BG & comp :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 24, 2014 at 9:10 PM
Beautiful shot, Jim and it looks like an excellent stack. The wing details are terrific.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 25, 2014 at 10:16 AM
I'm amazed and impressed that you got a stack at all, never mind such a good one, Jim !! Excellent capture with some fine detail. I only wonder how it would look if a touch less bright ?
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Comment posted by wade pettitt on June 26, 2014 at 6:57 PM
Love , love , love the colors here. Well done Jim!!!!
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