Rainy Day Peony

Gallery: FloraPosted June 6, 201042 views6 comments

I rescued this Peony (at least I think it is,) from yet another day of spring rains.

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8
F/4.5 1/10 ISO 125

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Craig, Never seen a Begonia quite like this before. Nice photo sharp and soft at the same time. Not sure about the crop on the right, composing the whole flower would be my preference.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 6, 2010 at 6:12 PM

I'm not 100% sure this is a begonia although their seem to be several varities. This bloom is a little larger then a softball. I'm sure their are a few horticulturist out there that can identify it.
Thank you!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on June 6, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Hi Craig. I believe we're looking at a peony here. I like the overall appearance of the image. Clear yet dreamy; almost looks like it is underwater (very appropriate for the rainy day). Nice light also. I might prefer that the right side was not cut off.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 6, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Thank you Philip, for the proper identification. I wasn't sure of the name only that I look forward to them blooming as they are so beautiful.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 6, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Craig: I'm going to jump on the bandwagon wishing that the right side wasn't clipped but I like the colors and your DOF management. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 6, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Other than the clip on the right side - a beautiful image. In particular, I like the softness in the bloom and the light.

Pat

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