Dewy Purple Asters
by Lois Bryan
Title
Dewy Purple Asters
Artist
Lois Bryan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
One of my favorite things to do in summer and fall is to visit the garden in the early morning while dew is still on the blossoms. One morning in September, 2012, found my Nikon D300 and me doing just that. The capture of this particular aster is pretty much straight out of the camera, a highly unusual circumstance, as I love to mess with my images. But this one seemed awfully pretty without much in the way of edits, so for once, I left it alone.
Here is what The Farmer's Almanac has to say about asters: "Asters are daisy-like perennials with starry-shaped flower heads. They bring delightful color to the garden in late summer and autumn when many of your other summer blooms may be fading.
The plant's height ranges from 8 inches to 8 feet, depending on the type. You can find an aster for almost any garden and they have many uses, such as in borders, rock gardens, or wildflower gardens. Asters also attract butterflies to your garden!"
http://www.almanac.com/plant/aster
I was using the Nikkor 105mm macro/micro f2.8 lens at f/3.5, shutter 1/1000, exposure -0.3, iso 200.
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January 24th, 2015
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Comments (25)
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on your amazing floral image, Featured, in BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS, homepage group, of Fine Art America, for the month, of September 2023!
Gary F Richards
Amazing rich colors and macro perspective! F/L …Voted for this piece in the contest MACRO BLUE OR PURPLE FLOWERS.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …Voted for this piece in the PURPLE FLOWERS - ALL MEDIA contest!
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Lois - this stunning image has been chosen by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Blues and Purples contest! Feel free to add it to the 2020 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board (be sure to label it as a Group Admin’s Pick!) for archive.
Maggie Vlazny
CONGRATULATIONS ! Your awesome work has been featured in Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple. Please do add it to our archive discussion with the date. Cheers!
Lois Bryan
My thanks to the hosts of "Images That Excite You" ... "Macro Photography" ... "Macro" ... and "Best Image Promotion" for the features in your wonderful groups!!