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Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 4, 2016144 views2 comments

Our native Balsamroot from the west side of the Cascades is one of my favorite spring flowers. I managed to catch this one in pretty pristine condition this last spring.

5DIII, 180 mm f/3.5L macro, tripod and ballhead, f/16, 1/250, iso 1600, aperture priority, pattern metering, manual focus. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Full frame. Taken at 10:09 AM on May 3rd at our local prairie preserve.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

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2 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 5, 2016 at 10:06 AM

Yes, Dennis, a western mountains spectacular. I'm finding this a very interesting take on these flowers, with part of me wishing for more drama through higher contrast, but finding that I really like this lower contrast, nicely bright view and especially the little visitor near the bottom.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 6, 2016 at 10:10 PM

I like the soft yellows and the little critter on the petal. Nicely composted. TFS.

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