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Sporangia II
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Sporangia II

by Igor Hoveijn

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 26, 2017295 views2 comments
Another take of the sporangia of a fern in a somewhat later stage. The blue background is the cover of a book. All comments and remarks are appreciated.

Canon 40D, iso 100, 0.3 sec, Canon 70-200mm, f/4, @ 81 mm, @ f/11 plus Nikon 50 mm @ f/1.2, reversing ring, stepdown ring, tripod, reflector, Helicon remote, Zerene stacker, stack of 28 images, natural light
 

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on August 26, 2017 at 8:09 PM
Oh wow, now this is really nice, Igor!  Much more dof by shooting at f11.  It looks nice against the blue.  Thanks for sharing, as I am not familiar with this type of fern.
Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2017 at 10:07 AM
Igor, this is a very attractive and nicely composed view of these spores.  The details and colors are great and the book cover makes a nice background.  I'm especially enjoying the sharpness in the leaves and cluster's of tiny spores(?) up against the leaves.  There is some softness along the top of the front row that looks like your automated depth adjustment might have missed a few steps, since there's good sharpness that looks to be deeper into the image.  I applaud your efforts here, taking on a very challenging task.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments