Lamium purpureum, flower

Rudi · Joined: 23 Oct 2014 Posts: 77 Location: Temse, Belgium

5DIII, canon mpe at 2x f6,3 1/6 sec iso 200, two diffused continuous Jansjo led lights, 35 frames stepsize +/- 0,150mm , stacked in Zerene, retouched from PMax.

C&C most welcomed.
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tevans9129 · Joined: 30 Nov 2017 Posts: 129 Location: TN

Stunning, great detail and color.

Rudi · Joined: 23 Oct 2014 Posts: 77 Location: Temse, Belgium

Thanks for the comment tevans.
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leonardturner · Joined: 14 Mar 2013 Posts: 468 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Good to see flowers here. Beautifully done; great detail, strong colors, and I particularly like the smooth out of focus green background. Thanks for posting.

Rudi · Joined: 23 Oct 2014 Posts: 77 Location: Temse, Belgium

Thanks for the comments Leonard.
For this flower, I had a reasonably well defined picture in my head. But the execution was not that straightforward, for me anyway.
I started with 'extreme' macro in 2014 somewhere, a 'normal' development after many years off 'normal' macro I guess . Haven't shot much ever since due to unforseen circumstances, and picked the 'extreme' macro up again a few months ago.....so a lot to learn....
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Troels · Joined: 15 Feb 2016 Posts: 404 Location: Denmark, Engesvang

Very nice.
Well composed, wonderful colors and details - and a story of development.
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ChrisR · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:44 am Post subject:

I wondered about this unusual-looking flower and looked it up.
I was surprised to see it's one of the dead-nettles , which are very common in the wild.
I shall look closer next time!
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Lou Jost · Joined: 04 Sep 2015 Posts: 3184 Location: Ecuador

Very nice flower. I like the contrasty hairs. Also very nice transition from the sharp parts to the background.
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Sumguy01 · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:58 pm Post subject:

Very very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

Troels · Joined: 15 Feb 2016 Posts: 404 Location: Denmark, Engesvang

Chris,
Yes, it is indeed a Lamium purpureum.
That is a flower I know very well. But is is surprising how difficult it is to recognise, when you are used to identify mainly by size, growing place and shape of leaves.
I have never looked so close before. More to learn.
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Rudi · Joined: 23 Oct 2014 Posts: 77 Location: Temse, Belgium

It seems I have been a bit 'absent' ... Embarassed

I walk with my head closely to the ground lately...so those Purple Dead Nettles are easy to spot....
Due to the very mild winter they are already flowering abundantly..
As soon as my setup is more 'stable' I try some close-ups from stamen with pollen.
Who knows what I will find next.. Laughing

Thanks Troel, ChrisR, Lou and Sumguy for the continued comments. Really appreciated.
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