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Description
These things are stealthy, with tall spindly stems coming out of a crown of low, wavy leaves. They grow in the driest areas of ugly weedy grasses and poor soil. They are almost invisible in the day, with tiny buds that open in the evening and wilt by morning. The flowers are about the size of my thumbnail and their small size needs stacking. But afternoon winds rarely die down until the light does, so a Plamp to the rescue, and still artifacts to clean up.
Specific Feedback
All comments welcome! Wish I had seen the OOF blob, which was yesterday’s dried flower.
Technical Details
The SS was 1/180 sec. In LR very minimal global highlights and shadows. Stack of 25 to Zerene Stacker. In PS, quite a bit of microsurgery on very small movement artifacts. Cropped from the sides.
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So delicate! Didn’t you try to mark out or save some of these plants last year because they hide and get eaten quickly? Something like that anyway…having a brain fade! In a way, the inclusion of the OOF blob is nice since you have the flowers in their three stages - bud, bloom and spent. All you need is a seed pod to have a complete life-cycle. You’ve isolated this one beautifully and I love the subdued background - makes me think they live in a fragile place, or one that could be harsh as well. Fantastic detail and the flower reminds me of a firework.
Thanks, @Dennis_Plank, @Giuseppe_Guadagno, @Kris_Smith, @SandyR-B and @Bill_Fach! Yes, they live in harsh environments. The plant I shot last year is miraculously still there. This one was more accessible but I’m going to try to scramble up to the previous one this evening. If it’s too breezy, though, it may be a wasted effort. There are remnants of some on the path to the dragonflies – with the flower stalks eaten. I should try to document some in their environment.
