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Welcome to blog post #600. It’s hard to believe that I have posted so many already… Well, Spring has Sprung in Texas! The warmer-than-normal temperatures have confused Mother Nature to the point that she has given up on winter and we are now in full spring mode! I like to go out to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as soon as the flowers start blooming. I do so to photograph the first batch of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis). I got there in time as the flowers were just starting to unfold. The one below was very close to the ground so I had to do some serious stooping to get a decent background. I garnered quite a few strange looks during my contortions. I was fortunate that the winds were low and that I could get enough photographs to put together this focus stack. Bluebonnets are not only the state flower but also one of my favorites. Now let’s hope we don’t get a big freeze!<\/p>\n

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Spring has Sprung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This image was taken with my\u00a0Canon EOS 5DS<\/a>\u00a0using my\u00a0Canon EF 100mm f\/2.8L Macro Lens<\/a>. The camera was set on Manual\u00a0mode with the aperture set at f\/5.6, shutter speed at 1\/160th of a second and the ISO set at 100. I meant to bring my circular polarizer to reduce glare but I left it at home. I used a tripod for stability and my Kirk Focusing Rail<\/a> to obtain 43\u00a0photos which I brought together into one using Photoshop’s focus stacking technique.\u00a0I then completed the image in Photoshop using Nik Color Efex Pro.<\/p>\n

You can access the datasheet for this flower by clicking here<\/a>. You can also access the database for all my Texas Wildflower photos by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can view my favorite Texas Wildflower photographs by clicking here<\/a>. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a9 2017 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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