I've got these dandelion puffs all over the studio, and even though the seeds fly off in the slightest breeze, the puffs are surprisingly sturdy. My background for these shots is a piece of brown kraft paper that I use to clean my paintbrushes, so there are splotches and blobs and stripes of various colors all over the place. Maybe not the ideal background, but it's fun to play and see what happens. I used a 100mm macro lens and extension tubes to move in close. I'll be describing and demonstrating this entire set-up in my upcoming macro class being held in Castro Valley, California on October 10th. Click the photo over on the right side for information and a registration form. It would be great if you could be there! ©Carol Leigh
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Elegant!
Carol, more masterpieces with the dandelions. Pretty the way the bright color outlines the one puff with the seed and the other one looks like sunrise peaking through. Very nice.
Wish we could take your macro course but alas--the drive would be a bit much. jc in nc
Linda, thanks for stopping by. And JC? If you REALLY were serious about improving your photography you wouldn't hesitate to get in the car and head west. It would only take you what, just a few days? Sheesh. Dilettante. :-) —Carol Leigh
I would come only if Abby were there to welcome me.
jc
OOOHHH! Wonderful! I've tried dandelions a hundred times and never gotten anything nearly as elegant as these! The BG is perfect!
I raced to the garage to drag out the old piece of cardboard my husband uses to lay pieces of metal on to spray paint them, but alas, the paint splotches are mostly chartreuse (some sort of primer), with a few black and silver. Not artistic. I think I have some paintbrushes left over from a previous life, though... You have inspired me to go find them.
Glad to be of inspiration . . . Diane, do you have a blog or a place where you regularly post your work? Let me know. -- Carol Leigh
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