I even love the clematis blooms after they go to seed. This is one that I pulled off the vine, taped to a glass and let the outdoors light fall all around/through it. The glass (a regular drinking glass) helped to pull the blue from the sky into the BG of the image.
Canon 40D, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro (and probably a 20mm extension tube?)
f3/5 @ 1/40th, ISO 400
Manual mode, natural light, handheld
Processed in ACR & CS4; slight crop and slight levels adjustment.
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Very interesting idea to put a subject inside a glass. Especially with a post seed clemantis. I have seen these in my yard as well and thought there was a lot of potential there. Very cool idea!