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Rockets' Red Glare
Rockets' Red Glare
MaryO


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Collection: 2007-07 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jul 4, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 4, 2007

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Comments: 16
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 Day 4 of 30 Flowers

An extreme macro of the center of a purple coneflower. Had the 50mm reversed on the zoom again. Still handheld 'cuz I'm a glutton for punishment.

PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, reduced noise, USM, burnt edges of seeds slightly (I know they have another name at this stage, but they're gonna' be seeds shortly), increased saturation a little, smudged the ones in the background and the bottom of the foreground. Think that's it.

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 07/11/2007 08:29:49 PM
Love the angle of this one and the square crop so suits this image.....
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 07/11/2007 12:25:12 PM
That's cool!!! Wish you used the tripod though cause I'd love to see this more in focus (at least just that one "star" on the left).
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 07/06/2007 10:09:44 PM
Fantastic macro! Great colors! Flaming!
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 07/06/2007 09:57:19 AM
(I've tried this technique, too, but I'm afraid of getting dust inside the lens.) The lighting and soft focus are nice here. My eye is drawn to the pollen grains on the left. I think a square crop (crop the top part of the photo) would look good.
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 07/05/2007 09:34:59 PM
Very cool abstract, most people wouldn't know what it was if you didn't tell them.
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 07/05/2007 01:56:04 PM
It does look like "ROCKETS RED GLARE" nice find and beautiful pp.
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 07/04/2007 11:47:09 PM
This is really interesting to look at. Lovely colors!
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 07/04/2007 08:50:53 PM
Sweet! worth a little pollen on the lens!
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 07/04/2007 05:49:29 PM
Set the rockets off! Really stunning blend of colors .
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 07/04/2007 12:06:21 PM
That's first rate! Mission accomplished, rocket's red glare!
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 07/04/2007 11:13:32 AM
whoa! I love hearing these "tricks of the trade" nice work! oh, and Happy 4th to you too!
~Anni
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 07/04/2007 11:04:28 AM
This is really neat. Now I want to go out and try a reversed lens capture. How do you keep dust and stuff out of the 50mm lens when the inside is left open like that?

Anyway, I love your picture and the PP you did to it. Very nice.
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 07/04/2007 10:50:03 AM
loverly.
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 07/04/2007 10:48:46 AM
Great shot! I love the colors, appropriate for today!
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 07/04/2007 10:43:26 AM
Wonderful image. Beautiful colors.
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 07/04/2007 10:43:21 AM
WOW!
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