Friday, March 28, 2008
Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) with Bumblebee
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My first thought was of Gilbert White but I can't be certain that he would have produced something exactly like this, but not far off. This photo is worthy of a book on plants: detail in the right places, a carefully chosen composition, the plant in different stages of maturity and a bit of life (and scale) provided by the bee. Does a "horrible thistle" deserve such nice treatment?!
Gilbert White? Have you been to Selborne and done the zig zag path? Nora and I have several times.
I associate Gilbert White with observation, he debunked myth by observing.
The pastel green is very pleasing and the DoF can only be described as having been mastered.
As rex says, masterly DoF.Plenty of detail and interest in both flora and fauna. I find the gap towards the bottom right a little too vacant/unbalancing compared to the rest of the scene which is a lovely jumbled but recognizable mess.
I know it's ridiculous, but I want eye contact with that bee, as if this was some sort of wildlife kingdom street photography.
My first thought was 'over sharpened'. Then I looked a bit harder...
It doesn't have the symmetry or neatness that we become accoustomed to with flower photos, but then that befits the plant. I don't at all mind the gap that akikana mentions.
And, Och, who says that thistles are horrible :-)
I keep seeing the repeating pattern of the thorns, including the flower's appearance and yet a bumblebee found this 'inviting'. I get the message about the ability of nature protecting what it has to in order to survive another day. The image itself has an odd balance to it, but it works.
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I associate Gilbert White with observation, he debunked myth by observing.
The pastel green is very pleasing and the DoF can only be described as having been mastered.
It doesn't have the symmetry or neatness that we become accoustomed to with flower photos, but then that befits the plant. I don't at all mind the gap that akikana mentions.
And, Och, who says that thistles are horrible :-)