Sometimes I'm just stunned

I've often told beginners to not be too surprised if close up shots
of plants don't work out, because even the slightest breeze will move
flowers enough too blur them with a long pinhole exposure.

Last night sitting on my back porch in the heat, wishing for a cool
breeze, I realized that it actually was absolutely still. This Peace
rose had been blooming it's little heart out and had some huge
honkin' blossoms way out at the end of some pretty long stems. Common
sense told me it would never work, but fortified by the shorter
exposures available on a new wide angle (f125, 4 x 5, 2.5 inch F.L.)
camera, I gave it a shot. That late in the evening it took a four
minute exposure. The picture is uploaded to the discussion list
gallery at
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/upload/gallery2002.php?pic=dvoracek_rose.jpg

I will fess up to giving it one pass at sharpening in Photoshop, but
I do that with every picture I scan, pinhole or not.

I still can't believe that flower held that still for that long.

Nick

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