Another asclepias

[DanK]

This time, despite the suggestions of going looser, I went much tighter. This is 19 stacked images. The thin filaments generated a lot of chromatic aberration, but I was able to remove most of it in Lightroom.

C&C welcome, as always.

[chauncey]

That's a great job Dan but...how did ya get it to stay still? They will blow away at the slightest draft of air.

[DanK]

Thanks. I did it inside, and I stood very, very still. After lifting the mirror, I stood still again and looked for any motion before tripping the shutter.

It would be better to do this in a room with a concrete floor. Mine is wood.

[FrankMi]

I like this one better than the last one, perhaps for it's simplicity. You have some very enticing images on your SmugMug web pages Dan. I very much enjoyed looking through them!

[FootLoose]

I prefer this shot too, Dan, because it shows the full length of the filaments.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Stagecoach]

Another good one Dan.

[IzzieK]

Very nice, Dan..I prefer both...and they are already in your smugmug site too. It has different merits, the first one being silky and this one resembles a firework shape without the different colours. Very simple execution. Saying you keep very, very still, does this mean you shot this handheld? Just curious...

[DanK]

Thanks, all. Frank: thanks for the comment on my smugmug site. I really do need to cull some stuff from it, and your comment will spur me to do it. Izzie--no, it wouldn't be possible (for me at least) to do 19 shots of something like this handheld and stack the images. I used a variation of the setup I have posted before: the camera on a tripod with a remote release and the flower held by a Wimberley plamp.

[IzzieK]

...... Izzie--no, it wouldn't be possible (for me at least) to do 19 shots of something like this handheld and stack the images.

I thought so...just going by your phrase there...I have no experience in keeping still on wooden floors (yet.)