Prairie Smoke

[Ravi Hirekatur]

One of the earlier plants to flower in a prairie. The fruits have a "feather duster" appearance, giving the impression of smoke.
Canon 7DII + 180/3.5 + tripod
f/8, 1/250. ISO 800

Canon DPP4, PSCC, Nik tonal contrast

Appreciate critiques and comments

[Jonathan Ashton]

The feathers look very good and DOF is pretty much optimal, I like the composition. The red sepals and stem make a nice contrast.
When I look I ask myself was the stem really so dark was the base of the head so dark also? Maybe the Nik filter had something to do with that??

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Yes. the sepals and the stem are deep red with a pink hue. I desaturated a little after using NIK. Nik didn't deepen the color much. The day was also cloudy, further saturating the colors.

[John Mack]

Looks quite good. Nice background and i like the vertical framing.