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Description
While photographing the spring ephemeral wildflowers, I thought I’d attempt a view that fit this week’s challenge, so here’s an attempt at a minimallist wildflower view. This is Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana) as it pops up from the leaves covering the forest floor.
Technical Details
R5, 180mm macro, 1/800 s, f/4, iso 400, tripod, 2 s timer, 45 shot stack
Wonderful up close image here, Mark. The short DOF and BG color works perfectly in promoting the small flower. I might have been tempted to trim the tiny debris between the leaves, but totally subjective call there…
Hee hee. That’s not debris, that is part of the plant itself. When they are buds, the coverings are fuzzy to protect from freezing. I love photographing them when they are like that. The stems are fuzzy, too. Ours are coming along so I might get out there with the macro and see what there is so far. This one has some great color in shades they don’t produce often, at least not around here. Lovely shadows from the stamens, too.
Beautiful shot, Mark. I like how the stem of the flower isn’t really visible in this image (maybe there’s a hint of it, but I’m not sure), so that the flower appears to be hovering over the forest floor. I also really like how the purple flower contrasts with the brown background.
