Clematis Seedpod #2

[Bob Miller]

Here's another take of the seedpod

Nikon D-300
5 sec at f36
ISO200
180 mm Macro
On black background/ fading light
tripod
Comments welcome!

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Bob,

Now that's what I'm talking about..............I really like the new pattern of the arms. Cool colors help to add interest to the image. Like this a lot. Trippy! ;)

Here's a crop for an alternative to consider...lost a bit of color in the transaltion..........

[Ian Cassell]

Wow! This is wonderful and blows #1 away. The crop works perfectly and the clean BG enhances the image.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bob,definate improvement over your previous post. The detaii,color and symetry make this a strong image. In this case I like the fact you left more room on the right to offset the subject. Well done!

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Bob. Yup, I agree with the others - this is a big improvement over your first post. An interesting subject and effective use of the black background. Well done.

[Valerio Tarone]

delightfull for the black dark BG. I see you used a faded light, but how can a seed stay , not blowing?

[OvidiuCavasdan]

I like this, much better! Nice colors and symetry, better BG! well done. Clematis seeds are interesting subjects to explore.

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Just too beautiful !
Loved those patterns and the fact that the subject appears floating.

[Bob Miller]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions ( esp with #1)! :D

[Ken Childs]

Hi Dave, not much to add to what's been said. This OP looks great and I also like Jay's crop. :cheers:

[Allen Sparks]

What Ken said! Very nice indeed!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

I am pretty new to macro, and I do have a few questions, especially about camera settings. First about F36. I was under the impression very high F numbers cause internal lens refraction that has a negative effect on image sharpness, and I can't see why F36 was necessary here, especially since the subject is basically on a plane perpendicular to the lens, which should require quite a bit less DOF. Also the 5 second exposure time may have a negative effect as well, especially with a macro subject, simply due to even slight air movement or small environmental vibrations that would never have an effect in non-macro photography. I certainly could be incorrect, but I was wondering. regards~Bill

[Bob Miller]

Bill....You're right that f16/ f11 probably would have been better....I just wanted to be sure my dof was covered and I probably went too far. Right again on the 5 sec but I remember that the light was very dim....just after sunset

[Roman Kurywczak]

Love this one too!!!.....with the crop of course:).