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Sea Urchin
Sea Urchin
MaryO


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Collection: 2007-07 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Jul 6, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2007

Viewed: 335
Comments: 10
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 Day 7 of 30 Floral Things

Looks like a sea urchin to me! Don't know what it really is (found it in a dry "wetlands" area in Virginia). Was actually looking for wildlife at the time so had my big zoom + teleconverter on. Turns out it does decent flower pix if you stand far enough away, but that does rather limit the angles you can take the picture from unless there's a handy tree or something to climb. Which there wasn't. Perfectly happy with this shot, though it wasn't the angle I liked best from eyeballing the floral thingy.

PP - converted from RAW, slight rotation, crop, increased saturation and contrast, USM, added border, resized, sharpened.

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 07/11/2007 06:17:41 PM
Very nice, and the leaf in back seems to almost be cradling the little sea urchin too.
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 07/11/2007 12:33:41 PM
I think all of my flower shots are taken with the 90-300. Yes you have to stand far enough away and can't get some of the angle but it really adds dof. the only reason I've been using it really though is cause I knew it worked fine and I was too lazy to change to the kit lense. I might do that today though cause there's a flower in my yard that I want to get above and shoot down on it.

I think this could use a bit better focus but it is an interesting flower. Looks like it might be some kind of thistle maybe?
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 07/10/2007 11:09:54 PM
Exactly! That's what I thought of, too, before I read your title. Focus is excellent, and that curving leaf in the background adds just the right amount of interest. I really like this.
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 07/10/2007 06:39:50 PM
What a strange flower. It really does resemble an urchin.
A very good shot technically.
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 07/08/2007 07:07:55 PM
it's beautiful! and you've captured it really well!! what a strange but fascinating flower! does it have a scent?
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 07/08/2007 06:04:36 PM
Looks like that plant means business! Great detail on the spines.
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 07/08/2007 11:26:08 AM
It does look like a sea urchin! Very nice detail and focus.
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 07/07/2007 10:47:02 PM
I think your right, it does look like a sea urchin. Nice color.
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 07/07/2007 06:38:39 PM
Good shot. I have tried to get a good shot of one of these but have not been successful yet.
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 07/07/2007 10:38:59 AM
Interesting little flower! How big is it in real life? I admire anyone who can capture a white flower without blowout! I am having a tough time with that.
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