Spikey Plant

[fondantfancy]

This is straight out of the camera this afternoon. It was hand-held - I didn't have my tripod as I was walking the dog and pushing the pram at the same time!

I've been trying to learn photoshop lately, but I don't really know what - if anything - I can do with this.

I really liked the red berries in the background to give some colour. I don't know what the plant is called.



Caméra: Panasonic DMC-TZ2
Exposition: 0,004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/4,7
Longueur focale: 13,7 mm
Vitesse ISO: 100
Détection du degré d'exposition: 0/100 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire


Thanks for your input


OK to edit and repost in DPS.

[redeveloped]

i love how the whole plant is prickly... it just makes the picture so interesting, i believe the plant is a type of thistle

[drrlam]

I like the autumnal colours in the photo. I understand that the subjects are the brown spiky plants, but my eyes are getting distracted by the background. I think that perhaps opening up your lens (ie dropping the f stops) may improve the blurriness (bokeh) of the background.

I understand you had your hands full(!) but perhaps a different angle on the plants might help, in that a little more to the left you may have been able to separate the plants a little bit more?

It would be also interesting to see what those plants look like later in the day, with more of a sunset-type light.

Interesting plants though!!!

[fondantfancy]

I've found out what the plant is - It is a Dipsacus, more commonly known as a teasle. See wikipedia.

I might try and photograph this again with evening light.

When you say to improve the pluriness do you mean it would be better more blurred or less? I think if it were less blurred it would be too busy so I guess you mean more.

Thanks for your input.

[jiminyClickit]

fondantfancy,

We also know them as Bull Thistle in New York, beautiful color in the bloom in Spring and Summer. You can certainly bring attention to the seeding stage with layers to darken and blur the b/g some. Lighten, Contrast and Saturate will add a little life, too.