Nice enlargements, Mary Jo! Remember that even those little leaflets will get quite a bit larger as you magnify the image. All these thistles have such character!
Vern, I uploaded another image with changes to small leaves, enlarged the green part of the flower heads at the top, added a large leaf and reestablished the original grid lines that I used to enlarge the specimen. The large leaf is actual size. Wasn’t sure how to do the floating seeds. At first I drew tem very lightly and they didn’t show up on the photo so switched to a darker pencil.
Welcome suggestions on how to improve. Thanks very much, mj
Nice enlargements, Mary Jo! Remember that even those little leaflets will get quite a bit larger as you magnify the image. All these thistles have such character!
Such a challenging and worthwhile subject – looking good!
Vern, I uploaded another image with changes to small leaves, enlarged the green part of the flower heads at the top, added a large leaf and reestablished the original grid lines that I used to enlarge the specimen. The large leaf is actual size. Wasn’t sure how to do the floating seeds. At first I drew tem very lightly and they didn’t show up on the photo so switched to a darker pencil.
Welcome suggestions on how to improve. Thanks very much, mj
Sam, I uploaded another image with changes. Am trying to see every detail and get it to look right. Welcome suggestions. Thank you,mj