Shot along the trail at Robert Sibley Preserve in the Oakland hills yesterday. I was nearing the end of my short hike and was struck by the light coming through these buds. Got a fair number of macros there that I'll be posting over the next couple days.
Not much editing, biggest change was to darkened it up a bit in levels. Also a slight contrast boost, resize, USM and S4W. After seeing this posted in the thread appears I may have darkened it up too much. A bit of a hot spot at the tip. I have some other shots I may play with when I get more time to edit.
That is a complex looking little bud. I also like the back light, and understand the back light blowout at the tip. At that point, you were getting direct light plus the light coming thru the stamens. Good details in the near side of the stem in this shot.
Great light and focus. Nice that you were able to stop down enough to mute most of the blow outs. That sun must have been intense...I miss the sun. New England at this time of year is more like a grey sky prison. Oh well. I can live vicariously through your nature walks! Voters might kill it in a challenge from the tip of the bud, but I still think this is a ten.
Great lighting, and I especially like that you managed to keep the color and details in the front without this turning into a silhouette. Looking forward to more shots from this hike!
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