Macro IOTW Brendan Dozier for week ending 2/25/2011-Thorny Impressions

Congratulations Brendan Dozier for your image "Thorny Impressions " being chosen as the Macro Image of the Week for the week ending 2/25/2011!!!

Finally got out to take some macro shots with a real marco lens, and found out it is not easy! Forgot to get ID on this, but I believe it is some sort of aloe vera plant and was taken at the botanic garden.

Liked the pattern created by the thorn impressions, and the contrast of the thorns against their own impressions. Was shot in afternoon shade. Thinking this can be improved by shooting in different light and experimenting with more angles, but wanted to get feedback and ideas from you folks before re-shooting. Thanks!

- Brendan

rotated to vertical, crop, cloned out some white specs, standard ACR & PP
7D, Macro 100, tripod, cable release
manual focus
1/8
13
ISO 400

Gorgeous! Love the detail, the contrasting and complementary curves, the colors. Excellent. Congratulations.

Congratulations Brendan!

Beautiful pattern! Congratulations, Brendan!

An intriguing image Brendan, congratulations.

really well deserved Brendan, I love this image!

Hey Brendan, You are knockin' them dead-Great job and big Congratulations!!:S3:

Thanks very much you guys, I am learning so much from all of you here at BPN.

Congratulations Brendan

Beautiful image!

Congratulations Brendan!