The end of summer II

I don't know what plant this is, but it certainly impressed me with the shapes of what I believe to be seed pods. They really stood out in the late afternoon light. I had the Pentacon 135 mm lens on my camera with a macro ring in order to get closer to this kind of subject than what would normally be possible. I really like shooting with vintage (from the late 1960's in this case) lenses like this one. I can recommend it to anyone used to AF and other modern automatic modes of making photographs. It slows you down considerably. Your comments are very welcome.

Interesting plant, your story and picture, Vincent! Lovely presented. Good in monochrome with a retro feel! I like your experiments. The flat seed pods are like clapping hands. I join in their applause. Bravo! Sincerely, Tatiana

Hi Tatiana,

 

thank you for your amiable and witty comments ('I join in their applause'). I'm planning on doing a lot more of these experiments with vintage lenses (I have a large collection of them, most of them still working great), so I hope to be able to keep your enthusiasm going :) Kind regards, Vincent

Vincent, the plant you have photographed so well, with many seeds still attached, is the Ferula communis, very common in Sardinia, it propagates in abundance due to its numerous seeds and is not eaten by wild animals. when it is young it is confused with wild fennel. The color sepia enhances the image, ciao Giangiorgio

Hi Giangiorgio,

 

thank you for enlightening me on this plant species! I understand now, there are two varieties on Sardinia, a poisonous and a non-poisonous one. I chose the sepia coloring to enhance the vintage feel of the photo. Kind regards, Vincent