June Photo Project: Plantlife

Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:

Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!

I will get things started with this lil' guy.

Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, N.E. Florida.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/CRW_6774.jpg

And I shall continue with:

Orange Milkwort, Polygala lutea, N.E. Florida.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../jhuyg0470.jpg

Here I go again on my own...

Lantana

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/CRW_6795.jpg

One of my favorite subjects!

Love the new avatar, Almo! BENDER RAWKS!!

And a couple oldies, just for fun.

BTW, that buttonbush stuff is great! Love how you composed it, with the smooth BG and framed it with the leaves. :thumbsup:

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Love the new avatar, Almo! BENDER RAWKS!!

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Thanks Payne, and I would have to agree..:D

You are showing me up something good buddy. Your shots are awesome.

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BTW, that buttonbush stuff is great! Love how you composed it, with the smooth BG and framed it with the leaves. :thumbsup:

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I was actually quite surpirsed by how well that came out. There is a vertical shot too that I like even better... Oh hell here it is...:p

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...76CRW_6773.jpg

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Originally Posted by almo

Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:

Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!

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Not quite sure why, but so far I like this one the best.
Mark.

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Originally Posted by almo

Hey guys I was really happy with the turn out for last months Photo Project, especially from Allison!

This month we are going to switch gears and take advantage of the new season. This months Topic is:

Plantlife

So lets get out and see what Mother Nature has to offer us for our photographic growth!

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Almo, this doesn't compete with yours or Paynes, but i like it.
Mark

This is one of my current favorite subjects too...:)

Here are a few from this week:
Emily

Thanks mdmc! This ain't no competition (I'm from Georgia :D ). I find it interesting to see how different people view similar subjects, and find inspiration in these different views. That's why this is becoming my favorite forum.

Emily, I have never seen closeup work from you, nice detail you captured there.

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I was actually quite surpirsed by how well that came out. There is a vertical shot too that I like even better... Oh hell here it is...:p

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...76CRW_6773.jpg

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This reminds me of Edggertons (sp) milk crown.AWESOME!
Mark.

Also, one of my favorite subjects. Good choice, Almo.

Here are a couple I took recently on 35mm Tri-X, scanned by my Canoscan 8400.

Fronds at the Barton Creek Greenbelt, and
flowering Red Tip Photinia in my back yard.

I'll get back later with some new digital stuff. :)

Wow! These are fantastic!
I'm not too good at plant life.
Does this one count?

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Wow! These are fantastic!
I'm not too good at plant life.
Does this one count?

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Sure it does darlin'! It's up to you to interpret the meaning of the subject for yourself.

Personaly I really like that image. Great contrast between the B&W and the color.

Privet, Ligustrum sp.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/CRW_6590.jpg

Here are some form the last couple of days.

Thank you John :)

I wanna macro Lens :(
Waaahhhhh!!!

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Here are some form the last couple of days.

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Hey Larry, That last thingy is pretty neat, what is it?

BTW do you shoot jpeg or RAW?

Not one of my strongest areas...

but I'll give it a shot :)

i'll have to go find some more subjects.... this could be fun!



http://www.inspiredphotos.com/landsc...er-in-may2.jpg




Jamie

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Hey Larry, That last thingy is pretty neat, what is it?

BTW do you shoot jpeg or RAW?

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That last one is kind of neat isn't it. It the center pod of a poppy after all the petals have fallen off. I shoot all jpeg. Number 1 and #4 are out of my Fuji S602Z and only 3.1 mp. I was real happy with them I shot them for Ricks 24 hour thread over on viewfinder. I hadn't used the Fuji for about 2 years and just pulled it out to carry with me for that thread.

Wow, these are all great! Such colors, angles, vantage points, and some stuff I've never seen before. Great detail and sharpness too.

Hey, Payn, I don't recall seeing some of these image recently. They must be new? Love the non-traditional close-ups!

I don't have anything new to add. Gotta go out and come up with some new images :p

This was taken with an old AgfaScan flatbed scanner! Yep, just positioned the plant on the scanner bed. Looks pretty good considering. Still counts as a "photograph", right?

One more. Taken in Wyoming many years ago. Rather than fight with the wind, I tried to work with it. This was taken with an old format that you younger folks probably don't remember: "film." It was pieces of plastic smeared with chemicals. Back in the old days, that was the only choice. :-) Oh come on, just joking!!!

Here are a few oldies but goodies I had around. The one including the flag was shot in Maine. The leaves from out of a 3rd floor window (trying out a new lens). The tree was shot in Stockbridge (Berkshires). The flower was shot at home in the rain.

Liz

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Here are a few oldies but goodies I had around. The one including the flag was shot in Maine. The leaves from out of a 3rd floor window (trying out a new lens). The tree was shot in Stockbridge (Berkshires). The flower was shot at home in the rain.

Liz

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Liz, I love the yellow leaves. That is simple a lovely image.

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Liz, I love the yellow leaves. That is simple a lovely image.

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Thanks Almo, for the comments. I always liked that picture. It is a simple image. I shot it when most of the leaves were gone from the trees.

Liz

Loupey, I don't post alot of photos anymore, due to the camera club, and the local network resulting, just share mostly with those folks. I'm starting to get a little picky about what I show, and that is slowing it down too. Not to mention the difference in a print and a monitor.

Anyway, most of them were within the past couple of weeks, and a few about a year old (some of my first). The close-ups are the most recent.

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Loupey, I don't post alot of photos anymore, due to the camera club, and the local network resulting, just share mostly with those folks. I'm starting to get a little picky about what I show, and that is slowing it down too. Not to mention the difference in a print and a monitor.

Anyway, most of them were within the past couple of weeks, and a few about a year old (some of my first). The close-ups are the most recent.

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I got really picky about what i would show about a year ago. I post very little of what I actually shoot. In fact I have posted more in the last 2 weeks than I have for almost 6 months.

Here are a couple from today...

Emily

You can tell I'm not used to shooting "plant life" can't you? LOL :D

#1 Peony
#2 Peony Close up
#3 Peony Close up with a kaleidoscope effect applied in psp (sorry got a bit carried away there lol)
and last but not least...
this post just wouldn't be me if there wasn't a person in the shot :D
#4 Danielle in the Daffodils (a soft focus applied in psp.)

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Something from the Japanese Garden....

Here's my attempts with low light conditions & macro settings !

That is a nice shot of your coral Ellies, but it does not really fit the theme as theya re actually animals.

http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Blue-Sky.jpg

Plants, Various


http://www.kizzie.co.uk/public/PlantLife/Road-Side.jpg
Road Side Plant Life


Kizz

A tree near a trail I visit.