Tiny Purple Flower: Hello, This is my shot from today. The day was beautiful and the snow had melted so I decided to see what I could find. We get these little tiny purple flowers all...

SuKai Loc: California

Hello,

This is my shot from today. The day was beautiful and the snow had melted so I decided to see what I could find. We get these little tiny purple flowers all over in our grass. I am not sure what they are called but I think they are the ones that have those horrible seeds that get into our dogs feet. They are very sharp and hard to remove but this made an interesting photo opp. I took 3 pictures and focus stacked them plus I used a extension tube to get the detail.

Purple weed

For Perspective

macro2009 Loc: Cheshire United Kingdom

Thanks for your images. Your comparison shot is not life size so causes me to wonder how minute this flower really is.

I never like finger nails in shot the emphasis goes to the nail cleanliness and shape, Tv to blame with Coiffured presenters.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

macro2009 wrote:

Thanks for your images. Your comparison shot is not life size so causes me to wonder how minute this flower really is.
I never like finger nails in shot the emphasis goes to the nail cleanliness and shape, Tv to blame with Coiffured presenters.

I do not understand your complaint. Comparison photos are not suppose to be life-size; they are to provide a known scale, such as a fingernail, or a coin, or a ruler.

I wish the macro image was sharper, but I understand this to be an early focus-stack attempt by OP.

macro2009 Loc: Cheshire United Kingdom

Nikonian72 wrote:

quote=macro2009 Thanks for your images. Your comp... (show quote)

I think complaint is a little strong in this context, it is not meant as a grievance, or criticism more an observational statement.
A finger cannot be a representational guideline because they are different sizes for each and every one of us. My finger nails are probably a lot smaller than yours. A coin for instance is a known quantity manufactured to a size and weight, the same for a ruler.

It is all down to our own personal interpretation at the end of the day.

Janus

why are we talking finger nails..lol this is a lovely shot..well done bc :-)

Robbie7 Loc: Northampton. England

Hi BC :) Love the shot :thumbup: I think this is a real bold attempt, I have tried taking photos of tiny flowers like this and its not easy..so well done that lady :thumbup: ps: you dont wanna see my grubby fingernails believe me..lol :thumbup:

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Like the shot. Complainers are strangely like my wife. Never can get anything right according to her. Can't wait for her to get back from Belgium and inspect my paint job. Bound to take my 70 1/2 year old thoughts of a good job in 80 degree weather up on a 15 foot ladder down a notch or six.

Sarge69

SuKai Loc: California

macro2009 wrote:

Thanks for your images. Your comparison shot is not life size so causes me to wonder how minute this flower really is.

I never like finger nails in shot the emphasis goes to the nail cleanliness and shape, Tv to blame with Coiffured presenters.

Really? :lol: Does anything in my name, avatar, or Bio give you the impression I go to the expense and bother to get a manicure? Well I don't. :roll: I won't apoligise or worry about it becase in the words of Rhett Butler..."Frankly Scarlet I don't give a ...." 8-)

The picture was a last second thought and all I had available was my finger. I would say it's about average size not to small but not to big. The flower is a tad larger than the end of an eraser on a #2 pencil.

SuKai Loc: California

Nikonian72 wrote:

I do not understand your complaint. Comparison photos are not suppose to be life-size; they are to provide a known scale, such as a fingernail, or a coin, or a ruler.

I wish the macro image was sharper, but I understand this to be an early focus-stack attempt by OP.[/quote]

Thank You Nikonian, I agree with you I also wish it was sharper. I am just learning how to do this and I will keep practicing until I perfect my skills.

SuKai Loc: California

Janus wrote:

why are we talking finger nails..lol this is a lovely shot..well done bc :-)

Thank You... :wink:

SuKai Loc: California

Robbie7 wrote:

Hi BC :) Love the shot :thumbup: I think this is a real bold attempt, I have tried taking photos of tiny flowers like this and its not easy..so well done that lady :thumbup: ps: you dont wanna see my grubby fingernails believe me..lol :thumbup:

Thank you Robbie. I was trying to shoot our daffodil's but they are just not open enough yet. I give it a couple more days and they will be.

So I saw this little flower and went for it. I know it's still a bit blurry (I am working on that) but when you blow it up to the magnification size you can see all the little granules of pollen on it I think it's just cool.

SuKai Loc: California

sarge69 wrote:

Like the shot. Complainers are strangely like my wife. Never can get anything right according to her. Can't wait for her to get back from Belgium and inspect my paint job. Bound to take my 70 1/2 year old thoughts of a good job in 80 degree weather up on a 15 foot ladder down a notch or six.

Sarge69

Well it just goes to show you that you can't please all the people all the time. Like a duck it's just water off my back...no biggie. I bet you did a great job at painting too! :thumbup: :thumbup:

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Biker_Chic wrote:

quote=sarge69 Like the shot. Complainers are stra... (show quote)

I'm inspecting it today for possible spots where I spread the paint too much and it might be light. LOL

Sarge69

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Biker_Chic wrote:

I agree with you I also wish it was sharper. I am just learning how to do this and I will keep practicing until I perfect my skills.

This is the proper forum for requesting advice and critique on close-up focus-stacking, but obviously not the forum for critique on manicures!

It is important that you use the right tool for any given job (think metric wrench on an H-D), so I want to know which lens you used for close-up photos, and do you have a small tripod for close-to-ground photography?

P.S. - A U.S. dime is 17-mm diameter, and makes for an easy to use scale of small, inanimate objects.

macro2009 Loc: Cheshire United Kingdom

Nikonian72 wrote:

quote=Biker_Chic I agree with you I also wish it ... (show quote)

Just put it down to the idiosyncrasy of one individual Brit (me);
I honestly do not mean offense, just speaking my thoughts.

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