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May 25, 2022 10:54:36   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Dan Thornton wrote:
Great shot, thanks.


Thanks, Dan. I appreciate the feedback.

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May 25, 2022 10:55:28   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
randave2001 wrote:
Very nice!


Thanks, Randave2001. It's nice that you could send a reply.

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May 25, 2022 11:03:56   #
rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX
 

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May 25, 2022 11:40:16   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
WOW, great macro, Sippy.

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May 25, 2022 12:24:57   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
Wonderful Sippy, the macro/micro world is an amazing place and you always present it well

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May 25, 2022 12:32:42   #
srg
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
I went out to check the mail this afternoon and I picked a dandelion blossom on the way back in and staged it for a focus-stacking session.

A bit of trivia about the dandelion is that an average of 15,000 seeds is produced per dandelion plant for they bloom more than once. There are usually 150-200 seeds per flower and up to 10 flowers per plant. For those that hate seeing them in their yard, this is why it may seem like a losing battle.

I staged this session with a little Fujifilm X-T20 mirrorless camera connected to a bellows with a 50mm f/2.8 enlarger lens set at f/5.6. Each shot in the stack was taken at a distance of 50-micron and when the session was complete, it was processed in Zerene Stacker. Two IKEA LED desk lamps diffused through vellum tracing paper provided the illumination for the session. A piece of pastel multiple-colored backlight scrapbook paper was placed behind the dandelion to create the background colors.
I went out to check the mail this afternoon and I ... (show quote)


I don't know where, but I recently read that because Dandelions have such long roots, they help to improve soil quality by bringing up minerals from way down. They are often found where the soil is of poor quality. Another thing, they are full of vitamins. When i find them in an area that has not been treated, I pluck em and eat em. They actually have a very pleasant taste.

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May 25, 2022 12:32:47   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
I went out to check the mail this afternoon and I picked a dandelion blossom on the way back in and staged it for a focus-stacking session.

A bit of trivia about the dandelion is that an average of 15,000 seeds is produced per dandelion plant for they bloom more than once. There are usually 150-200 seeds per flower and up to 10 flowers per plant. For those that hate seeing them in their yard, this is why it may seem like a losing battle.

I staged this session with a little Fujifilm X-T20 mirrorless camera connected to a bellows with a 50mm f/2.8 enlarger lens set at f/5.6. Each shot in the stack was taken at a distance of 50-micron and when the session was complete, it was processed in Zerene Stacker. Two IKEA LED desk lamps diffused through vellum tracing paper provided the illumination for the session. A piece of pastel multiple-colored backlight scrapbook paper was placed behind the dandelion to create the background colors.
I went out to check the mail this afternoon and I ... (show quote)


I love this perfect view I think dandelions are underappreciated due to their ubiquity Your awesome work really does them justice

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May 25, 2022 12:55:42   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
rwilson1942 wrote:


Thanks for viewing, Rwilsom1942.

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May 25, 2022 12:56:01   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
WOW, great macro, Sippy.


Thanks for the feedback, Earnest.

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May 25, 2022 12:57:22   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Wonderful Sippy, the macro/micro world is an amazing place and you always present it well


Thanks, Curmudgeon. I try to bring out what features or beauty that I can out of each of my specimens.

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May 25, 2022 13:04:28   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
srg wrote:
I don't know where, but I recently read that because Dandelions have such long roots, they help to improve soil quality by bringing up minerals from way down. They are often found where the soil is of poor quality. Another thing, they are full of vitamins. When i find them in an area that has not been treated, I pluck em and eat em. They actually have a very pleasant taste.


Thanks, SRG. You are spot-on about the interesting features and the benefits of dandelions. Their long tap-root is what allows the plant to overwinter and emerge in the spring. They take some nutrients from the soil and they return some benefits in exchange. Many species of wildlife depend on the blossoms with the honeybees being one of them. The bees are ever so important to pollinating food crops and the bees have been having difficult times these past years. Native people relied on dandelions as a source of food as well as holistic medicine.

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May 25, 2022 13:52:37   #
M1911 Loc: DFW Metromess
 
Neat. My favorite flower. The only one I can grow.

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May 25, 2022 16:19:44   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
Nice image of one of our cheerful little familar outdoor companions. I just bought a package of pink dandelion seeds from Pinetree seeds. Supposedly there are eighteen separate species of dandelion known so far.

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May 25, 2022 19:25:39   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 

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May 25, 2022 21:20:09   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
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Jeff, thanks for the reply.

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