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MaryO


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Collection: 2008-08 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 6, 2008
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 6, 2008

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Comments: 7
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 Day 7 of 30 Flowers

Still not sure about whether I captured what I wanted with this one. What I liked was the way the little stamens(?) were peeking out of the petals in an orderly fashion, like little alien guards in a defensive circle.

Well, anyway. This little waterlily lives in my half-barrel water garden with a bunch of Mosquito Fish (gambesia) who are supposed to eat any mosquito larvae which dare to hatch there. The fish have survived and reproduced for the past couple of years so I know they've found something to eat, but they haven't saved me from being eaten alive if I forget to put on bug spray. The lily only blooms when the water is warm enough, and right now it's like bath water!

And yes, I went back to the extension tubes ;-) 36mm for this one.

PP - converted from RAW, levels, white balance, burnt inside some, dodged sentinels, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/22/2008 12:25:54 PM
Lovely! I'd like to see a shot of your whole half-barrel set-up, if you would... :)
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 08/07/2008 12:47:43 AM
Got to agree with violinist. That was my very first though also: french fries! The intense yellow the frying oil.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 08/06/2008 09:18:39 PM
i like the choice of intense close up for these flowers - very unworldly looking
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 08/06/2008 08:09:18 PM
...there's a story there. Sorry your kid doesn't have driving privileges for a while. You are a patient mom.

back to the point at hand: Hey, those alien 'worms' are cute and fun. If it was mine, I might crop down to the top of the sharp guys and the left side to the leaf. The slightly OOF leaves cradle them, and give a base of operations.

Move it around on your monitor. See what you think.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/06/2008 07:34:52 PM
Very cool. I must be hungry, first thing I thought of was french fries.
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 08/06/2008 05:33:14 PM
Sorry to hear about your stress (is your daughter going back to school?)--my apartment complex just kind of emptied out at the end of July as many people went back to school, I can park anywhere now! "D

Waterlilies are so interesting. I never thought of having a half-barrel with a waterlily & I might just give it a try next summer. It would give the birds some water to drink, too.

I can see sentinels in this, & I like the DOF. I am a complete sucker for waterlilies, though!
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/06/2008 05:08:09 PM
Beautiful flower, and well composed
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