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Dianthus_armeria2_2024-06-17 SW Michigan USA 4x with flash<br /> <br /> A closeup of this:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161472/dianthus_armeria_2024-06-17_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Dianthus_armeria_2024-06-17 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/161472_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=vgXFW4CKfRjJFMYRjV8YqVkguv8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dianthus_armeria_2024-06-17 SW Michigan USA 12mm wide.<br /> A closer view:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161473/dianthus_armeria2_2024-06-17_sw_michigan_usa.html Deptford Pink,Dianthus armeria,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Deptford Pink,Dianthus armeria Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dianthus_armeria2_2024-06-17 SW Michigan USA

4x with flash

A closeup of this:

Dianthus_armeria_2024-06-17 SW Michigan USA 12mm wide.<br /> A closer view:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161473/dianthus_armeria2_2024-06-17_sw_michigan_usa.html Deptford Pink,Dianthus armeria,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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  1. View t7iguy's profile
    t7iguy
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    Love the pollen detail on this! Posted one year ago
    1. View Jon Reck's profile
      Jon Reck
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      Photographing this turned into a quest to see how sharp I could get the pollen. The flash was the last thing I tried and it really didn't help with detail loss due to vibration but did introduce a little sparkle. You can just barely see the dimple in the pollen grains- I'd like to get a sharper photo of the pollen but I think this is as sharp as I can get with current gear. (Laowa 2.5x - 5x lens, F2.8, 200 25 micron steps) Posted one year ago
      1. View t7iguy's profile
        t7iguy
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        Nice work!! It is sharp as it can be in jpg form so I imagine the raw file is better. Mission accomplished IMHO Posted one year ago
        1. View Jon Reck's profile
          Jon Reck
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          This got me thinking- I've never compared the jpg exported file side by side with the processed file in Lightroom- I export at a jpg quality level of 100 into a sRGB color space with no output sharpening, with a reduction of file size to <15MB where necessary (and it is rarely necessary)
          When I put the Lightroom image side by side on screen with the JungleDragon image in my browser they are remarkably similar. The color transitions in the jpg are not quite as subtle and it looks like the jpg conversion actually does sharpen the file somewhat- so even though the jpg seems a little over-sharpened compared with the Lightroom image and the color is a little grainy, the result is really quite good, especially considering how much smaller the file is- <15MB vs 100MB+ on my hard drive.           Posted one year ago
          1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
            Ferdy Christant
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            Just to confirm: when you have a large original RAW file of say 100MB, bringing that down to 15MB to make it suitable for uploading leads to some compression artifacts. Yet they are very minor.

            This is due to JPEG compression not being linear. Only below about 65% compression do visual artifacts get very strong and noticeable. The artifacts mostly affect tonality, not sharpness.

            Another fun fact: browsers have algorithms that downscale images to fit them into a smaller box, say a thumbnail. These algorithms are opinionated and can differ between browsers.             Posted one year ago
  3. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    Staggering detail, love it. Posted one year ago

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The Deptford Pink

"Dianthus armeria" is a species of "Dianthus" native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded Jun 17, 2024. Captured Jun 17, 2024 11:16.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64

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