Whole Nuther Country 14

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Bonnets and a Blanket
Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 400, 1/1600 @ f4

Found this lone Indian Blanket (variety of gailardia) in Llano Countya couple of weeks ago. Had to shoot fast and wide open because of the wind and even then got only a couple of keepers out of 10-15 shots. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 5, 2010 at 11:34 PM

The bright reds from the Indian Blanket Flower is set off so nicely by the background Blue Lupines

. I am glad you got the whole IB flower in good focus.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 5, 2010 at 11:45 PM

Excellent, Bill. It's hard to beat red, green, and blue. Just the right DOF.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 6, 2010 at 12:55 AM

Great contrasts Bill. I love the red among the white and blue. Very nicely done.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on May 6, 2010 at 3:49 AM

Great job, Bill! I like it very much the composition with the blurred BG.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 6, 2010 at 6:22 AM

With the Indian Blanket being the sharpest, it really pops and dares to be different and stand out in crowd. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 6, 2010 at 6:28 AM

The colorful Bg lets the Indian Blanket really stand out, excellent color and detail. Beautifully seen and presented Bill.
John

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on May 6, 2010 at 6:57 AM

Beautifully done Bill. The Blanket is perfectly placed in the frame of Bonnets!

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 6, 2010 at 8:48 AM

I love the selective DOF, very colorful!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 6, 2010 at 9:46 AM

Bill,
I think the wind did you a favor here. It allowed the king of the Texas Bluebonnets to use them in a new way. They make a great OOF backdrop here! Your vertical comp, with the bluebonnets fading into the distance is super.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 6, 2010 at 12:02 PM

Got to agree with everyone else: perfect DOF, nice composition, and a very effective shot.

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Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on May 6, 2010 at 12:20 PM

The Indian Blanket stands out so much it looks superimposed. Great composition and job in nailing that puppy in the wind.
Bill, I swear if we would combine your sunny shots and my drippy shots we would have a beautiful partly cloudy day to work with.

Tim
Concrete, WA

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Comment posted by David Cobb on May 6, 2010 at 2:43 PM

Wonderful selective focus here Bill, it looks like it's a great flower year in TX.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM

I love the splash of red against blue and green of the BG flowers, Bill. Great choice on the DOF selection also.

Ed

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 6, 2010 at 8:04 PM

Bill:
You make full use of the contrast in this comp - red vs blue/green, sharp vs blur BG. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 7, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Excellent!!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 7, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Beautiful shot Bill. I really like the comp, with the lone Indian Blanket backed up by all those Bluebonnets. Nice DOF/POF to emphasize the Indian Blanket.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM

Love the blast of red in the frame with all that blue and green.

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Comment posted by beth summer on May 7, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Very nice presentation, Bill. Love the lone blamket against the backdrop of the bonnets. I'm wondering how it would look cropped into a square. Just a thought. I'm hope I'll soon be able to participate again. Life has pulled a few fast ones on me the last 6 months!

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on May 7, 2010 at 6:46 PM

Bill , this is great. Nice choice for DOF, and great detail in the Indian Blanket.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 7, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Exceptional image Bill. Inspired composition and if the wind forced you to this dof decision, you were well served.

Pat

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