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Collection: 30 Days of Macro
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Pentax
Location: Oakland, CA
Date: Mar 2, 2008
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 3, 2008

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Shot along the trail at Robert Sibley Preserve in the Oakland hills yesterday. I was nearing the end of my short hike and was struck by the light coming through these buds. Got a fair number of macros there that I'll be posting over the next couple days.

Not much editing, biggest change was to darkened it up a bit in levels. Also a slight contrast boost, resize, USM and S4W. After seeing this posted in the thread appears I may have darkened it up too much. A bit of a hot spot at the tip. I have some other shots I may play with when I get more time to edit.

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03/06/2008 12:49:40 AM
A fine macro with great lighting.....
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03/05/2008 08:44:48 PM
The light behind the plant is really showing off the beauty of this macro. The bokeh makes for a wonderful background.
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03/04/2008 06:25:45 PM
That is a complex looking little bud. I also like the back light, and understand the back light blowout at the tip. At that point, you were getting direct light plus the light coming thru the stamens. Good details in the near side of the stem in this shot.
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03/04/2008 04:53:37 PM
Great light and focus. Nice that you were able to stop down enough to mute most of the blow outs. That sun must have been intense...I miss the sun. New England at this time of year is more like a grey sky prison. Oh well. I can live vicariously through your nature walks! Voters might kill it in a challenge from the tip of the bud, but I still think this is a ten.
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03/04/2008 12:41:40 AM
Great lighting, and I especially like that you managed to keep the color and details in the front without this turning into a silhouette. Looking forward to more shots from this hike!
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03/03/2008 10:59:50 PM
excellent find. I love the backlighting
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