Spring beauty & friend

Gallery: FloraPosted April 1, 2010156 views12 comments

Didn't use any special close-up lens or extension, but liked the fairly large crop. The wind was a problem, which is why I used the 400 ISO.

Canon T1i
1/400 @ f-11
ISO 400
55-250mm lens @ 250mm.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 1, 2010 at 10:27 PM

I'm glad I stayed around long enough to see this tonight John. Fantastic capture and display. Super!

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 1, 2010 at 10:35 PM

Almost wish the bug was not there. Beautiful flowers wet with dew (or rain if you live in the northeast. Good shot of the bug as well.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 1, 2010 at 10:37 PM

Cool shot Juhn. I like the dew. I might reduce the shine on the bug a little.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 1, 2010 at 11:08 PM

Neat shot John. Curious as to what the light source was. I see a few shadows, not that they detract from the image in any way. The "party-crasher" adds an interesting dynamic IMO.

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

Comment posted by John Tobias on April 2, 2010 at 9:52 AM

This shot was taken about 10:00 CDT. Bright sun, but, these flowers were right on the edge of the trees and overall the light seemed not as bright a few more feet away from the tree line.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 2, 2010 at 1:49 PM

What a capture, John. WOW!

Agree with the comment about reducing shine of your wonderful beetle.

You might want to try an experiment. We tend to read (mostly) from left to right. I wonder what would happen if you did a horizontal flip. Not sure it would work.

Great shot!

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on April 2, 2010 at 2:37 PM

Great catch! The details are nice, and the bug is a wonderful addition

Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on April 3, 2010 at 7:05 AM

This really reminds you of spring. What a wonderfull display. I would tone down the shine on the little bug, other than that beautiful photo.

Carlette Bragg

Registered on March 19, 2009, 76 Posts, 387 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 3, 2010 at 7:06 AM

Lovely capture of flower and friend. The shine on the bug is a lit strong. Nice as it is

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on April 3, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Man, these Rebels take nice shots which can be shown here with a large crop. Still good detail, a little BG noise which can be expected with any large crop. Very nice John.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 3, 2010 at 6:23 PM

John, Nice clean & crisp shot except that the sunlight looks a little harsh.

Registered on March 7, 2010, 71 Posts, 272 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM

John: I like the subject and the beetle especially. The light has a flashed look to it that does bug me a little. I think the bright reflection on the beetle reinforces that impression for me. This is a place where a diffuser would have helped. That said, I like the shot. Nice work. >=))>

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