This is a low growing, very early goldenrod that’s native to the west coast and has already gone to seed. These little seed heads are about 1/2 inch in diameter and this particular plant was only about 6 inches tall.
5DIII, EF 180 f/3.5 macro, tripod, 9 images at f/5.6, 1/1000, iso 1000, manual focus. Stacked in Helicon Focus, further processing in LR & PS CC. The originals were taken in Portrait format and I added canvas on the left and did some cloning in PS. I brought the exposure of some of the seed heads up in LR as a finishing touch.
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A very nice and interesting image. stacking done well with all the seed pods in focus. The seed pods stand out against the oof background even though the colors are light. I haven’t seen this kind of goldenrod. Most goldenrods bloom in late summer. This seems too early. You must have developed a sore neck after making several images so low to the ground.
