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Gallery: FloraPosted February 24, 201046 views7 comments

Here for your consideration are two young flowers. Siblings, perhaps. Occupants of an imaginary convertible heading toward the sunset.

Rough-fruited cinquefoil

D200
180mm macro w/extension
ISO 200
f4
1/125

Charles
Dushore, Pa.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on February 24, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Hi Charles. I really like the diagonal placement of the pair of flowers. Nice DOF/POF choice also, with the FG flower being sharp and its BG echo OOF. The critter of course adds additional interest.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 24, 2010 at 11:07 PM

Charles, a VERY appealing image!
Perfect DOF, love the presentation and the bug is a great bonus!
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 25, 2010 at 5:54 PM

I like your DOF choice here. The bug is definitely a bonus. My only suggestion would be to crop this more in a square format to eliminate some empty space on both sides.

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Younger on February 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Thanks for commenting, Angela. And I'm tempted to crop a smidge from the sides. Your suggestion would work. On the other hand the square format you suggest would completely change the image. It would make this an image of two flowers, rather than an image of a landscape with two flowers in it. The relationship between the viewer and the subjects would become more intimate. And the world you'd share would be ours instead of theirs. I hope I'm not being too confusing.

Charles

Registered on January 15, 2010, 151 Posts, 269 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 25, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Charles: Cool comp and I like the party crasher. I like your interpretation of this being a landscape with two flowers. Well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 26, 2010 at 4:46 AM

Excellent composition Charles. IMO I'd prefer to allow more space at the bottom, rather than sides cropping. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 26, 2010 at 2:55 PM

The insect and the flower match so beautifully that I would love to see the image enlarged in a closer frame. I like the photo, Charles.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments