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#bloom

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TJ
Hairy Stuff;

Sorry about the title, didn't find any better wording 😬
What you see here is a 5x magnification for part of a dead sunflower stem (which is full of hairy stuff that sting!). What's interesting is that tube-like hair string or something that seems hollow - I think this is originally to regulate the heat in the plant, maybe? It's just amazing to see such details.
The flower was already dead in the yard and a part of it fell. It was somewhat soft when I picked it up, and I kept it in the fridge to shoot it later. However, the memory is a mesh and I totally forgot about it till few days ago when I got it out and tried out some shots with a speedlite.
Now, to achieve that magnification (and if my calculation is correct), I've used my #Voigtländer 20mm in reverse coupled with a 36mm extension tube. I was lazy to use a rail, so the whole thing was cumbersome as I kept moving the tripod back and forth or hold the dead stem and get it closer and further manually. Meanwhile, lighting was done using 430EXII speedlite held in hand. This shot here is actually a combination of several shots with different lighting as I tried to get the best from each shot. Changing the angle of the lighting can be so dramatic in such extreme macro conditions!

#hair #hairy #macro #macrophotography #extrememacro #nature #natural #sunflower #flower #bloom #blossom #Voigtlander #goodmorning
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RandyNose :debian: 🐱

🌹 #bloom
#Bloomscrolling 🤟👍😻
#flowers

🤔 Can you have too many flowers? 💐

Can you have too many cats? 😮 Probably better to overdo the flowers than it is the animals.

I can't take credit for all the flowers that are in my yard.
Someone who lived here previously took a lot of pride in some great flowers on this property.

But I have done some planting myself. 😆

One day..... I'll have help..
I do have a gorgeous 🥰 assistant in mind...
🤔

Mwhahaha.....

a collage of flowers blooming. it's all in my yard. it's a Google generated collage. what can I say?
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