Punk Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted August 1, 201068 views11 comments

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200 2.8 @200mm. F/8, 1/20, ISO 200.

This monarda "cambridge scarlet" reminds me of a punk and his haircut. The petals look so unruly, be careful on how you comment on this punk, uh flower. Comments appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 1, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Albert: Aptly titled

. These are unruly flowers and difficult to capture attractively but you've done it justice. Nice work. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Love this Albert. Reminds me of one the Muppet characters - I don't remember the name. Interesting subject, excellent bg separation. I like it as posted. As a comment, if you were to stack with this, you could have continued to shoot at F/8 or less and moved your plane of focus through the flower while keeping the excellent soft bg. Would have allowed you to get the entire flower sharp, assuming there wasn't too much wind to deal with. Neat post.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 1, 2010 at 5:23 PM

Outstanding portrait of a monarda, Albert! Great control of the reds and the green leaves and background are a great compliment.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 1, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Cool shot Albert, I tried shooting these a few times, they are difficult, but you did a great job with it. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 1, 2010 at 11:44 PM

Albert:
The petals are so sharp I would be afraid to get closer. Good capture and appropriate title.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 2, 2010 at 9:07 AM

Great fun, Albert - and a rather nice image too !!

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on August 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM

This is so cool........beautiful colors against the bg and well detailed

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on August 2, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Love the title, very fitting! Great BG choice as it makes those reds pop. I like it as is.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 3, 2010 at 6:18 AM

Dramatic - really nice, Albert.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 4, 2010 at 12:50 AM

Albert, you have a winner here

Great detail and colors.

Great job.

Ciao ;^)

Carol

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 4, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Nice take on this Albert, like your capture and the title

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