Fern spores

Gallery: FloraPosted March 8, 201667 views6 comments

On a recent hike I came upon these beautiful ferns, proudly showing of its spores. I believe this is the Forest tree-fern or Cyathea Capensis. My first first picture in this gallery. Comments and critique will be appreciated.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 8, 2016 at 2:16 PM

Willem: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for what I hope will be the first of many posts. Love the repeating patterns. I might crop significantly from the right side to almost a 5:4 ratio to get rid of most of the bright areas in the URC. Also would be interested in knowing your aperture setting. A little more DOF bringing in more of the spores into sharper focus would suit me a bit better. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more.>=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 8, 2016 at 6:59 PM

Well seen and taken, Willem. I like the pattern of the fronds and spores, and the vibrant color. I think Bill makes some good suggestions, but I also find the softness, with the focus on selective spores, appealing as well.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 9, 2016 at 1:59 PM

The slanted stem is nice. I agree with Bill about the bright spots.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 9, 2016 at 9:25 PM

Nice, Willem. I agree with Bill's crop suggestion. I also recommend, whenever possible, posting the techs (ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, etc.). It is very helpful in making meaningful critiques.

I assume this was taken in South Africa?

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 16, 2016 at 9:24 AM

An excellent design and composition Willem. I agree with Bill about the crop on the right.

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Comment posted by Willem Louw on March 16, 2016 at 12:45 PM

Thank you for all the comments and the welcome.
Herewith the cropped image, as suggested by Bill. Thanks for the good suggestion Bill, I think it is an improvement. I also think more DOF might have worked better.

The techs:
Fujifilm X-T1 with XF18-135mm lens at 110mm
F 5.6, Shutter time 1/40, ISO800,

Phil, yes this was taken in a steep mountain "kloof" (gully) in the Western Cape, SA.

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