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Posted By: GeoJerry, 10-14-2012, 10:31 PM

Spent the day tooling around the valley floor. It's mid October and the place is pretty crowded. I'd hate to think what July is like here.

A couple of stately backlit oaks.


Looking right into the sun. Luckily a leaf was there to block the view.


Now, probably the first ever post on milkweed.

Milkweed is the plant in the foreground with the large yellow-green leaves. It's the principal food of the monarch butterfly, and it imparts its toxin to the butterfly so that monarchs are poisonous. At least that's what the placard said.


A closeup of the buds.


And this is a shot of the bud after it's burst, exposing a cottony dandelion-like lace. I used a flash at f/18, and the flash has reflected off the individual hairs. Very strange effect.


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10-15-2012, 05:35 AM   #2
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Lovely series. #1 is great: light, colors, green-sunny mood...
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Who knew milkweed could look so good? I also love the patterns and colors in the leaf. Nice job.
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Some nice photos here, each one different from the next.
Nice to see a wide range of photography skills on display, too.

Just wondering about the first photo; what's in the top left corner?
Looks like a finger, or probably flare.

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Great set! very special photos, each on their own
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That last one is awesome! Love that! It has an astral feel to it.
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QuoteOriginally posted by causey Quote
Lovely series. #1 is great: light, colors, green-sunny mood...
Thanks causey! I appreciate it. :-)

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Who knew milkweed could look so good? I also love the patterns and colors in the leaf. Nice job.
I sure didn't. :-) Thanks Susan.

QuoteOriginally posted by mickey Quote
Some nice photos here, each one different from the next.
Nice to see a wide range of photography skills on display, too.

Just wondering about the first photo; what's in the top left corner?
Looks like a finger, or probably flare.
Thanks Mickey... That first photo? OMG, it's my thumb! A little bit of sloppiness there I guess, thanks for the catch! :-)

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Great set! very special photos, each on their own
Thanks for commenting pablom!

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That last one is awesome! Love that! It has an astral feel to it.
Thanks Marcus. That last one surprised me when I saw it. I've never tried anything like that before, fashing something so reflective and so close to the lens.

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wonderful series, love the low shot, #3.
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wonderful series, love the low shot, #3.
Thanks Bob, that's high praise indeed coming from the king of landscapes!
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A very nice colorful series Jerry.--charliezap
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A very nice colorful series Jerry.--charliezap
Thanks Charlie for taking the time to comment! I used the suggestion you made a while back to make that last shot.
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Nice shots. 8/10.

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QuoteOriginally posted by causey Quote
Lovely series. #1 is great: light, colors, green-sunny mood...
totally agree, the light is great & well captured, nice close ups of the milkweed.
cheers
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Sam, Cee Cee, thanks very much!
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Some very nice shots there, I'm impressed.
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