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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Arlen on July 06, 2015, 02:26:04 am

Title: 6 mm
Post by: Arlen on July 06, 2015, 02:26:04 am

I'm not sure of the name of these tiny flowers, but they are about 6 mm in diameter, and managed to insinuate themselves into the view of a macro lens.

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Post by: spidermike on July 06, 2015, 03:45:19 am

I presume they are US (Northwestern?) - what was the local habitat: meadow, woodland, mountainside, garden?

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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 06, 2015, 03:46:30 am

Very nice interplay of colours and "fuzziness".

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Post by: francois on July 06, 2015, 04:04:39 am

Exquisitely soft and quiet.
I love this.

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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 06, 2015, 08:29:47 am

Quote from: Paulo Bizarro on July 06, 2015, 03:46:30 am

Very nice interplay of colours and "fuzziness".

+1.

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Post by: brandtb on July 06, 2015, 08:51:42 am

Wonderful colors, tones, etc... /B

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Post by: sdwilsonsct on July 06, 2015, 06:11:36 pm

The background is unusual and pleasing.

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Post by: Rainer SLP on July 06, 2015, 06:31:27 pm

Excellent taken, image and motif

 ;D

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Post by: NancyP on July 07, 2015, 10:07:00 am

Really lovely! Yellow background is also interesting contrast.

Concerning identification, when I have a nice macro of a flower that I don't recognize, I usually remember to also photograph the whole plant, so that I get a view of leaves (size? shape?), pattern of leaves on stem (opposite? alternate?), position of flower on stem (terminal? side shoots?) - and take a note of what type of habitat it comes from (limestone glade? deep soil prairie? woodland edge? streamside?). Then I have enough information to consult regional or local wildflower identification websites. I also bought a basic book on wildflowers of Missouri, not comprehensive, but has a handy pictorial glossary of botanical terms.

Title: Re: 6 mm
Post by: Arlen on July 09, 2015, 05:18:14 pm

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and constructive suggestions. I've learned that the tiny flowers are a species of Gypsophila. The yellow background that some of you mentioned is another much larger flower.