'Pumpkinary'

Gallery: FloraPosted July 29, 201478 views7 comments

So what do get when you cross pumpkin with a rosemary plant?
Why a 'Pumpkinary' of course

I took the opportunity this morning to shoot a pumpkin blossom that's intertwined in our rosemary plant. My first time growing them, the vines go everywhere..
In this shot there's also the added interest of a Solitary Bee down inside the blossom, and a Crab Spider at petals edge.
F/11, 1/400th, ISO 500, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8, 580EX flash with a soft-top for fill @ 9:55am & cloudy. Monopod for support.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 29, 2014 at 8:09 PM

Howard - Seems Quite Elementary

- not.

Very fine capture of the Pumpkin Flower with a bee and spidy. Amazing sense of scale there.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 29, 2014 at 10:03 PM

Beautiful exposure on the orange color of the pumpkin blossom, Howard,

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 29, 2014 at 10:19 PM

Lots going on in this one, Howard, but the pumpkin flower is big and bold and properly dominates the scene. I like the little crab spider. Looks to be lying in wait for something to come out of the flower center.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM

Nicely done, Howard. Great comp and DOF, and the two critters are definitely an added (but creepy, in the case of the spider) bonus. I like the backlit hairs on the stem.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM

Howard: Not sure I recall ever seeing a pumpkin blossom posted here before so this is a special treat. Like the party crashers as well. >=))>

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 2, 2014 at 6:16 PM

Hi Howard

What an interesting collection in your garden,..