Tulip Leaves

Gallery: FloraPosted April 11, 201028 views5 comments

I took this picture at the Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon.
Nikon D700
Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR IF-ED Macro
Aperture was set at f/3.2
All critique and suggestions welcome.
Cheers,
Chad

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5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Chad: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a fine first post here. Great use of an unusual subject. I like the effect of your processing. Nicely done. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more.>=))>

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 11, 2010 at 6:30 PM

Chad, Nice colors and lovely lines. I see a lot of movement which is a bit disconcerting to the eye. Assume you were hand holding ???

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Chad Delany on April 11, 2010 at 8:36 PM

I had it on a tripod. This is actually a 7 bracket HDR shot. The problem is that the aperture is at f/3.2 which didn't give me enough DOF to get the entire leaf in focus. I didn't realize this until I started processing it.

Registered on January 27, 2010, 17 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 11, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Chad: This is quite a 'busy' scene and I find my eyes drifting around looking for something to rest on.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 11, 2010 at 10:49 PM

Yes, this has all the markers of HDR pushed to show a painterly glow. I like the subject you've selected that has many twisting curling forms and spots to highlight. Well done to create the desired effect.

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