Rich Velvet Spores - Day 2
by sherpet

Comment by johst582:
Very good, but I liked the first one even better! On day 1, you showed off the beautiful texture on the front of the leaf as well. This day2 pic is more abstract, and I would probably guess that it was a piece of leather if I didn't already know ...

Rich Velvet Spores - Day 2
by sherpet

Comment by JMart:
Love the detail on the leading edge. I won't get tired of this plant any time soon.

Rich Velvet Spores - Day 2
by sherpet

Comment by salmiakki:
With colour like that I can understand you wanting to take as many shots of this as you possibly can. This is again well composed and the use of the shallow depth of field is excellent.

Rich Velvet Spores - Day 2
by sherpet

Comment by kteach:
Yay! Another shot of this beautiful plant! That is quite a shallow dof, but I love the texture that you captured on the edge of that leaf as well as the curves. What a fantastic plant for this challenge!

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
by sherpet

Comment by patio127:
This is amazingly beautiful- has "you" written all over it ! The spore does look velvety...

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
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Comment by ShutterPug:
Very nice lines and curves. I also like the softness of the velvet.

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
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Comment by boyd2000:
This is just beautiful Shez. You have such sharp focus and beautiful coloring in it. It looks like a nice piece of leather. Thanks for the full plant images and dimensions. I was thinking it was a much smaller area in the macro.

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
by sherpet

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Wow Shez! You jumped right into this challenge. The new lens seems to give you the reach you were needing to "shoot from the hip" so to speak, and get your amazing and insightful classy close ups of living growing things.
You found an angle to make the edge of the staghorn just jump off the screen. I have a big one too, about 20 years old, and I don't think it ever looked this good.

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
by sherpet

Comment by Zippy:
Wow! I love the colors and the feel of this.

Velvert Staghorn Spore - Day 1
by sherpet

Comment by ShaneBlake:
i love the color contrast and texture of this one... good one to start with.

i would have cloned out the little line down in the bottom fold, though...