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Monday Macro. Macro of clematis seed head.

Seed head of Clematis viorna. I don't know exactly which variety as I was given the plant as a small seedling six years ago. You may be able to see the fine threads of a spider web here too.

The seed head is still gold and green, so I changed the original photo to black and white, and highlighted the details using Silver Efex.
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28 comments

klaus 040 said:

Good morning, Amelia,
so we had the same idea to show the seedhead of clematis in this mondays topic.
Yours is just like a snake star
8 years ago

Amelia replied to klaus 040:

I think it would have been easier to pick a seedhead and take it inside onto a dark background, Klaus, as you probably had the sense to do. The hairs on the achenes in your photos are much clearer.
8 years ago

Gisela Plewe said:

Vor dem dunklen Hintergrund hebt hebt sich der Samen einschließlich Spinnenwebe sehr eindrucksvoll ab. Mir gefallen auch die Grauwerte sehr gut.
8 years ago ( translate )

Amelia replied to Gisela Plewe:

Thank you, Gisela. It would have been easier to pick the seedhead and take it indoors for the photo.
8 years ago

Tanja - Loughcrew said:

It looks like an animal from the sea...I really like it in b/w..wonderful details included!
Have a good week Amelia!
8 years ago

Amelia replied to Tanja - Loughcrew:

It's rather like a brittle star in many ways, Tanja. Nature has wonderful forms don't you think?
8 years ago

Taormina said:

Sehr schöne Idee in Monochrom... und auch sehr schönes Objekt!
8 years ago ( translate )

Amelia replied to Taormina:

Many thanks, Katja. This morning the hairs on the seedheads don't show up as the are wet.
8 years ago

Erika+Manfred said:

Wunderschöne Details der Clematis, kommt s/w erst richtig zur Geltung
8 years ago ( translate )

Amelia replied to Erika+Manfred:

Thank you. Erika. The flower of this little clematis is also lovely. I might take a photo when it stops raining. :-)
8 years ago

Boro said:

SUPERBE
8 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

Thank you, Boro.
8 years ago

Peter Castell said:

A great macro Amelia, I think I would have edited out the spider web it doesn't seem to belong to the rest of the wonderful image
8 years ago

Amelia replied to Peter Castell:

It's the imperfections that count, Peter. ;-)
The threads give you an idea of how fine the hairs on the achenes are.
8 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

GORGEOUS ************ Clematis are really spectacular !!!
8 years ago ( translate )
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