Pinxter Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted May 19, 2010706 views9 comments

Rhododendron nudiflorum, a native azalea that grows in the foothills along the Blue Ridge. The school where I teach has about 35 acres of woodlands behind it; a natural laboratory that I try to put to good use. Anyway, we have many of these growing as well as Mountain Laurel. All comments/suggestions much appreciated.

Sony A300, Tamron 90 macro, 1/125 @ f8, 200, tripod

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9 comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on May 20, 2010 at 12:57 AM

A beautiful bloom Philip, and I love the circular patterns of the background.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 20, 2010 at 6:44 AM

Nicely composed Phil, along with some very nice color and BG. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 20, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Well done, Philip. Just enough dof for all that's going on in terms of lines and other form. I like your comp as well.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 20, 2010 at 6:49 PM

A very whimsical looking flower Phillip. Nice color, good DOF for my tastes, and a really nice BG.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 20, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Great to see these. (They are a lot like Early Azalea or Mountain Azalea that seems to be more common in my area.) Excellent details and DOF. The flowers grow so densely they can be difficult to photograph. Great job isolating this bunch.

BTW, Did you know Pinxter is a Dutch name? Around Albany, NY and other Dutch settlements in the Hudson River Valley, they used to celebrate Pinxterfest around the first monday in June. I heard it was a wild festival centuries ago, but it has been mostly forgotten.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 21, 2010 at 8:28 AM

A beautiful bloom Philip, the comp is perfect and the bg compliments the flowers well

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 21, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Philip: Most excellent! Perfect DOF for me and a superb BG. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 22, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Hi Philip

Wonderfully seen and crafted. The colors and B.G are marvelous
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 28, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Very nice composition and the colors are too good!

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