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Round-leaved Violet
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Round-leaved Violet

by Philip Southard

Gallery: FloraPosted May 3, 2010623 views9 comments
Viola rotundifolia, South River Falls trail, Shenandoah National Park. All comments/suggestions much appreciated.

Sony A300, Tamron 90 macro, 1/10 @ f16, 200, Ev. +.3, tripod

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on May 3, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Charming little Violet, Phil.

Nice detail and good composition.

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on May 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Very nice, Phillip. I saw some similar ones this weekend, but weren't sure what they were. Nice color and dof. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 4, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Nice plane of focus on the bloom Philip. Nice color too. I think the DOF works pretty well - nice environmental shot.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by PhilH on May 4, 2010 at 9:39 AM
I like this the placing of the bloom and the leaves providing the backdrop works very well :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 4, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Philip,
I like the "shady" lighting on this, bringing out lots of detail in the petals (really easy to overexpose these). Including the leaf is great for species ID, as well as to depict the wild habitat aspect of this.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 4, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Beautiful Phil, really nice color, composition, light and BG. Well done.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 4, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Just beautiful, Philip. Flower is in great shape and I like how you used the leaves to frame the flower - off center. Lovely :wavey:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 5, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Philip: Fine comp. I like the proportion of frame/subject. Nice find and a solid capture. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on May 5, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Hi Phillip,
The light just glows in this one! I kind of like the balance the leaf provides.
Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments