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Feathers and Fronds


Feathers and Fronds
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Copyright: Silke Force (Silke) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-30
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D70S, Sigma 18-200 mm (F3.5-6.3), Sigma UV 62 mm
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): useful techniques in workshops [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-05 8:29
Viewed: 647
Points: 27
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind ~ Bob Dylan

Seeds provide the vital genetic link and dispersal agent between successive generations of plants. One of the important functions of seeds and fruits is dispersal; a mechanism to establish the embryo-bearing seeds in a suitable place away from their parental plants. There are 3 main mechanisms for seed and fruit dispersal: (1) Hitchhiking on animals, (2) Drifting in ocean or fresh water, and (3) Floating in the wind.

The seeds of the Western Salsify or Goat's Beard are ideal for wind dispersal and for this reason are well spread across the North American continent.

Tech: shot in RAW, converted to jpg and resized without cropping or other changes

Notes adapted from http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plfeb99.htm

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.
c_rapp, gracious, marhowie, angybone, thiv56, kessi, dew77, PaulH, pierrefonds, Heaven has marked this note useful
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To Heaven: thanks for the workshopSilke 3 08-08 12:30
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Hi Silke,
A wonderful close up with a good abstract feel to it. These seeds always make for a very interesting and atractive look. Good work on the details and exposure. The chosen aperture did gave you great sharpness in the entire flower.
TFS,
Niek

What a great close up, lots of details on this interesting subject! Love blowing these and watching them float away on a breeze. TFS
Christan

Hello Silke,
Great detailed closeup, the color and light look perfect to me..
I think the green BG has given good contrast, letting us see into the depths of that age old question...Why me!?? ;-}}
And the answer is still blowin' in the wind..
Nice work & TFS!
Howard

Beautiful details - what amazing patterns. And I love your lyrics. :)

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-08-05 21:35]

Hello Silke

I love these Goat's Beard seed heads.The globe shape is interesting ,they remind me of the geodesic dome design.Each seed's parachute is already to disperse in a breeze.You have captured this well.very good POV with very good focus and sharpness.The lighting is very good.TFS

rob

Hello Silke,
Delicate details in the seed soon to fly!
This is a well done close-up as they are difficult to focus properly...
Good details, attractive colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hello Silke!

Nice shot and composition, but OE a bit. TFS.

Hello Silke,
Good exposure and focus with the uv 62mm captured in good sharpness and details!
good clarity also
well composed and well seen, Silke
thanks for sharing also the notes
cheers
Tony

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  • kessi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 83 W: 5 N: 74] (221)
  • [2007-08-06 1:48]

Hi Silke,
Lovely focus and exposure. The individual seeds look like tiny water fountains with the reflection. The green background makes them stand out beautifully.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Irmgard

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-08-06 3:21]

Hello Silke,
Wonderful macro shot.Well seen and composed.POV,framing and details are excellent.
TFS..:-)

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 23 N: 3656] (13083)
  • [2007-08-06 4:46]

Hi Silke,
there's alot more to look at here than meets the eye...the structures involved in creating this wonderful design is fascinating to study...and caught very well by you! You can see in the parachute shapes of the seeds sail how they disperse so easily by the wind..
Great shot.
Paul

Hi Silke,

A nice image of the end result of the dandelion blown away by the wind. The photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Beautiful light and softness in this one. Good framing. Nice work.
Best wishes,
Achim

Hi Silke!

Your picture is very impressive by its sharpness and the abundance of fine details. It looks like a firework... but much more beautiful, or like a technical drawing. The picture is also very precious because of its ephemeral aspect: I just imagine what happens when the next breeze will come...

From the technical point of view, everything is perfect. In my personal opinion, I would postprocess the background and blur it a bit in order to give a stronger appearance to the main subject.

Kind regards
Markus

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