Field Milkwort

Gallery: FloraPosted July 29, 2014122 views8 comments

I had to do some research to figure out the ID of this small prairie wildflower. Apparently, the plant is a field milkwort (Polygala sanguinea) which is fairly common in the sandier areas of mesic prairies. The flowers are about 3/4 of an inch and the plant stood around 6 inches tall. The background are plants of little bluestem grass. Pentax K5 IIs, Sigma 180mm f3.5 (1/25 sec at f8.0, ISO 200) Lightroom exposure, highlights, and shadows adjustment for 8 images; Zerene Stacker (Pmax), CS5 Topaz Detail for sharpening, rubber stamp for artifacts, 10% crop from the top for composition..................Jim

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 29, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Another excellent wildflower portrait, Jim. Nice work on the stack. Again, I like the texture in the bg, so good job maintain some texture in the bg. No nits.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 30, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Nice detail in this small flower. Beautiful color, comp, and bg. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 30, 2014 at 7:32 PM

Jim - Up to your usual high standards. The top two blooms would have made me assume these were some kind of clovers. Love the stacking and the streaky greens in the background !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 31, 2014 at 11:50 PM

Jim: I just love shots like this taken in the wild. Marvelous BG and really nice DOF command. Most excellent. >=))>

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 2, 2014 at 7:32 AM

Lovely wildflower Jim, like this BG a lot.
Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Swathiraj G on August 2, 2014 at 8:50 AM

Very nice BG. Good composition...

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 2, 2014 at 4:37 PM

Good stacking work. Topaz Detail does a great job of bringing out structure, but doesn't really sharpen, IMO. I use it extensively, but I make a final light sharpen with Smart Sharpen. Worth trying. The photo is well composed, the flowers are lovely and the BG is exquisite.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 2, 2014 at 6:56 PM

Hi Jim

Agree 100% with scotts comment

Albert darmo
Canada

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