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Fond Farewell 3
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Fond Farewell 3

by Bill Fach

Gallery: FloraPosted June 26, 2010157 views20 comments
Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/80 @ f8

Last shot in this short series honoring my favorite day lily. Thought a portrait would be appropriate. BG is a bed of phlox. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 26, 2010 at 10:07 AM
This one's a new favorite Bill, the larger image shows off the wonderful detail of the bloom and over the top BG colors. Well done!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Cubit on June 26, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Bill, I think this is a perfect example of how a background can make or break an image. You've taken a beautifully rendered flower and made it simply pop out of the perfect, darker, complemetary colors in the bg. Thanks for offering the larger view that really shows the tonal patterns in the flower.

No nits from me!

Bob
Registered on August 26, 2007, 3 Posts, 30 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 26, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Doesn't get any better than this Bill. Love the color and the light.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 26, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Great specimen...creamy colors and perfect dof. Not a nit to be found. Again, the most attractive element to me are those ruffled petals....cool.
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 26, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Great shot, Bill! Awesome flower with a beautiful BG :toast:
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 26, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Wow Bill, fantastic BG with this one. I love the portrait. Excellent, excellent work.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 26, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Awesome, Bill :toast:

I really like the slight angle at which the Lily is brought into the frame (compared to the previous one).
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 26, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Love it all around, but the light is exquisite in the center of the lily.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on June 26, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Nice shot. Love the backround, Bill.
Concrete Tim
Registered on December 10, 2003, 282 Posts, 405 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 26, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Terrific, Bill. Plane of focus is right on and background is interesting without being distracting.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on June 26, 2010 at 8:51 PM
Sweet colors and light, Bill. Awesome background. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 26, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Bill, the colorful BG adds a lot to this one which has great lighting. Nice job.
Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 26, 2010 at 10:07 PM
What a marvelous color combination!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on June 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM
Sweet portrait Bill. The bg really compliments the subject. :toast:
Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on June 27, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Excellent lily portrait with all details. Honestly I don't like very much the violett spots in the BG. Otherwise excellent job Bill. :smile:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 27, 2010 at 6:16 AM
Bill
This is really gorgeous. Perfect DOF and POV. The BG is so sweet. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 27, 2010 at 4:34 PM
A wonderful portrait Bill. I really like the POF/DOF in this, and all the colors
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on June 27, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Bill, a very striking portrait. The colors are exquisite. :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Gallo on June 28, 2010 at 8:28 AM
The bg sets off this beauty to perfection Bill, perfect comp and awesome detials :toast:
Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 28, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Beautiful color and light Bill, and it really stands out against that fantastic BG. Very nice indeed.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments