Theme-One Little Curl

Gallery: FloraPosted December 20, 2009107 views12 comments

This is one from summer 2009 from my favorite local Dahlia farm making its debut now at year's end. Loved the one small curled petal and wanted to define it as well as depict the soft colors through shallow focus.

D700, 105/2.8 micronikkor, tripod; f 4.5, 1/1000, ISO 640. Breezy with rain showers.

What do you think? Thanks for looking and offering your thoughts.

Merry Christmas to all here.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 20, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Catherine, lovely soft colors and focurs except for the one sharp curl.
This has such a lovely soft feel about it.
May

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on December 20, 2009 at 8:20 AM

I like the way the colors define themselves in a soft way and that the focus finds the small curved petal as well as the lines and curved shape of the other petals. A very pleasing composition

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 20, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Soft but with lots of energy Catherine. Beautiful complementary colors and a very striking image. I like this one a lot.

Pat

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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on December 20, 2009 at 12:03 PM

Catherine, I love the softness of this image....it's simply "dreamy!"

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on December 20, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Oh I like this Catherine.......love the soft dreamy look to this one. Well Done!!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM

Catherine: Marvelous POF/DOF choice. Had no hint from the thumbnail. Really well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 20, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Love how the colors stretch here Catherine. Merry Christmas to you too!

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on December 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM

Neat idea Catherine, isolating that one small curved petal. Highly effective. Great color also. And a Merry Christmas to you!

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on December 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

After reading your description Catherine, I feel you succeeded most admirably in capturing the one small curled petal. IMHO great composition, color, and selective focus and dof!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 21, 2009 at 9:46 AM

Great POV, Catherine. Skillful handling of the limited DOF. Curl makes the shot in a sea of soft colors

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Must admit I don't recall this one, Catherine, but glad to see it now. Actually, for me, it is less the little curl than the overall, largely oof effect which captures my attention. Excellent composition too.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 7, 2011 at 1:42 PM

So Lovely!

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