Trying out the largest specimen I can get in my new lighting rig at 2x magnification (Dimage 5400 scanner lens onto FF). The result is cropped a little and covers just under 10mm width (rotated left after stacking).
A flower head - from the plant shot handheld here --> http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 26&t=43461
My spidey sense is tingling - this could be the kind of pic that attracts Rik, asking "any chance of a stereo?". Sooo...
And a 100% crop from the first pic (brightened a bit) to show just how much detail was captured. With 400 full-frame, 61-megapixel images, my PC was humming hard on this one.
PS. Yes, the flower is upside down. Authenticity sacrificed for composition.
China Blue again - studio style
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What a difference a night makes!
Everything identical to the first set, except the flower wilted to *just* fit an APS-C square crop (26mpix) so I shot that instead of FF.
I also left the "support" in the frame. Rotate clockwise 90 degrees for the "as shot" orientation.
Everything identical to the first set, except the flower wilted to *just* fit an APS-C square crop (26mpix) so I shot that instead of FF.
I also left the "support" in the frame. Rotate clockwise 90 degrees for the "as shot" orientation.
Re: China Blue again - studio style
I like them both but the wilted one is my favorite.
Re: China Blue again - studio style
Hi
In Switzerland we call it "Lerchensporn" (larkspur).
It is a plant I know, but only your first three pictures blow me away!
So beautiful and very good.
A pleasure to enjoy the pictures.
Kurt
In Switzerland we call it "Lerchensporn" (larkspur).
It is a plant I know, but only your first three pictures blow me away!
So beautiful and very good.
A pleasure to enjoy the pictures.
Kurt
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Very nice! Thanks for the excellent sterios!
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Your spidey sense is working well! Thanks for the excellent stereos. (The others are great too!)
Interesting! In the US, our "larkspur" is genus Delphinium or the closely related Consolida, both in family Ranunculaceae. In contrast, this Corydalis is in a different family, Papaveraceae. The "spur" of the flowers looks quite similar, the rest of the petals have some different structure.Guppy wrote:In Switzerland we call it "Lerchensporn" (larkspur).
--Rik
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Love these close ups of plants where you can see what look to be individual cells. Are they? Or a multi-cellular structure that just looks like a cell?
Great pics. Must be a great lens, too!
Great pics. Must be a great lens, too!
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Yep, individual cells. Every one an amazing, complex biochemical factory, doing its bit. I am permanently emboggled by it all...
Thanks and yes, a great lens indeed. Just search for 'DImage 5400' on this forum - you'll find much love shown for this little wonder!
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Individual cells indeed! It looks animal-like. Like a nudibranch, somehow.
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