Liverwort


Posted by Markus Jais on Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:22 pm

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This plant, according to Wikipedia has many names.
It's quite common in some deciduous forests here in Germany.

The flower is not very big so I had to crop a little because the 135 Plena would not let me get any closer. It's not a substitute for my 2.8/105 Z macro lens which I also used but here I wanted to try out the Plena and I didn't have to crop much, it as a magnification ratio of 0.2.

I find that a 1.8/135 works very well for flowers if you don't have to get too close.
I have the 1.2/35 on order, hopefully I can try that one out with flowers soon. It has the same magnification ratio as the 1.8/135 Plena to my best knowledge, but would result in quite a different picture. I hope to share some shots with the 1.2/35 soon (hope to get it in April.)

Removed another flower with LR.


Z8, 1.8/135 Plena, 1/1600, f1.8, ISO 160.
(should have shot at ISO 64, somehow I forget to turn it down but the difference is barely noticeable).

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by david fletcher on Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:12 pm
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Gorgeous image and framing Markus. Dreamy!!!! Putting that Plena to real good use.
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:28 am
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Great angle and composition for this attractive flower, Markus.
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by Tom Whelan on Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:08 am
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Pretty bokeh, lovely flower details, nice early spring setting.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Mar 27, 2025 4:43 pm
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Love this! So soft and effusive in the surrounds with a nice central focus. I'll have to try my Plena with flowers when we get some! I'd be curious what the difference will be with the new lens. Maybe take two shots of the same flower for comparison.....Actually, I think I did try for some flowers last fall...now you've inspired me to look them up. Nothing as nice as this, I suspect.
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by John Labrenz on Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:03 pm
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great comp....dreamy!
 

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