Don't be shy

Gallery: FloraPosted July 14, 201057 views6 comments

Great abundance of wild orchids in central Italy this year, I like this one as it looks like timidly getting out of the background, I didn't realize this effect while shooting though

Anacamptis morio, Simbruini Natural Park - Subiaco, Italy
Nikon F5, Sigma EX 105mm f/2.8 DG Macro, Fujichrome Velvia 100

Regards,
Francesco

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6 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 14, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Lovely colors, nice comp, and I really like your pof and dof choice.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 15, 2010 at 4:56 AM

Liked the image Francesco ..like they way the pof and dof keeps alternating ...welll done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 15, 2010 at 6:01 AM

Nicely done Francesco. Excellent contrast to BG.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 15, 2010 at 10:53 AM

I like your smooth bg here, but would also like to see a bit more definition along all the blooms.. Well, it may not have been possible in the field, but just a thought.

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Francesco Ferreri on July 16, 2010 at 2:33 AM

I agree that having more focus and detail on the blossoms, especially the front ones, would have been better. Thank you all for commenting.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 17, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Francesco: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a fine first post here. I think I would like a touch more DOF but I do like the color palette and the separation you have from the BG. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more.>=))>

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