The Longspur Columbine is one of my favorite flowers. I first photographed this flower at the Cattail Falls in Big Bend National park when I visited the park in the spring of 2015. The photos I took then were not very good, primarily because I had no idea what I was doing. Armed with better gear and more knowledge, I decided to hike up the nearly 3 miles to the falls with my photography friends to photograph this wonderful looking flower again. When we arrived, I found a flower that was somewhat isolated. This would give me a better, less cluttered background. It was low to the ground so I had to do some stooping in order to capture all the images in focus. I have additional photos of this flower that I will process and post in the near future.
This image was taken with my Canon EOS 5D Mark III using my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens. The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f/2.8, shutter speed at 1/250th of a second and the ISO set at 100. I used a tripod for stability and my Kirk Focusing Rail to obtain 21 images which I brought together into one image using Photoshop and the focus stacking technique. I then finalized the image in Photoshop using Nik Color Efex Pro.
Click on the photo to enlarge it. You can find the profile for this flower by clicking here and my favorite Texas Wildflower photos by clicking here. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.
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Very nice! Nice use of negative space for your rocket flower. :)
Thanks Lucas! :)