Lilium Stargazer

Gallery: FloraPosted August 4, 2010111 views19 comments

Just getting back into shooting after a long layoff.

Decided that I might find some attractive flowers at Costco, and I did ...

This was shot with a 60mm macro lens. How I lust for the 105

and I just can't justify it at the moment.

I wanted to capture the detail on the petals so I experimented with bracketing the f/stop.

This final version was f/36 @ 20 seconds; ISO 100. Natural light. A tripod and all that good stuff.

Processing included using curves on extended luminosity lights on both the red and blue channels as well as cropping to eliminate some of the background details

Nice to be posting again and I hope you enjoy the image as much as I do.

Carol

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 4, 2010 at 4:23 AM

Hi Carol, pretty amazing detail and the colors are just beautiful. Well done.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on August 4, 2010 at 8:57 AM

Mission accomplished with the details Carol. These deep blossoms can be hard to capture without resorting to the artistic blur that we often see, although they're very nice too, Well done all around.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 4, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Nice rich colours and I like your comp as well.... Very nicely done

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

Comment posted by jamie pringle on August 4, 2010 at 2:07 PM

Very nice detail on the petals. Difficult flower to capture, but I like your approach of f36

A 60 mm is a fine lens, just closer working distance, but I know how that goes. I have a 105 and would love to have a 200.

Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 4, 2010 at 4:44 PM

Nice details and great color on this.

Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 4, 2010 at 5:31 PM

Hi Carol

Vibrant color, light . and detail

Glad to see you using the tripod

and glad to see you posting again

This Lilium is Very well done.

Hope you dont mind my next post , being a abstract Stargazer

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 4, 2010 at 6:52 PM

Beautiful color and detail, Carol! Nicely composed, too.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on August 4, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Great colors and detail....I see one anther is still hanging on. Nice stuff!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 4, 2010 at 7:47 PM

Beautiful work Carol. Great comp and absolutely no suggestions from me other than to post another in a couple of days. I'm really glad to see you posting again. I've missed your images and your comments. Welcome back.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 4, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Carol:
Great DOF for sure - everything tack sharp from front to back.

What struck me with is flower is how clean the petals are - no pollen grains at all eventhough only one anther is left. Like to suggest darkening the bg along the left and RLC to cover over the stems/leafves. Excellent image.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 4, 2010 at 9:18 PM

really nice details - I like this a lot.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Dittrick on August 4, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Hi Carol,
Thanks for explaining what you did in processing. I had one of these very stargazers earlier this year but I could never get the colors like I wanted. Your image is excellent.
Now, I may go back and try again following what you did in Photoshop.

Registered on May 2, 2006, 16 Posts, 179 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on August 4, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Really good to see you posting again Carol; welcome back. A beautiful image superbly captured. I never tire of 'Stargazer' lilies. This is one of the best images I've seen. Very well composed and the color looks great.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 4, 2010 at 11:08 PM

This really pulled me in from the thumbnail, Carol. Nice work!

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 5, 2010 at 6:39 AM

Wonderful capture Carol, I really like this as posted, no nits here at all. Wonderful.

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Gallo on August 5, 2010 at 9:38 AM

Hi Carol....Love it.........fantastic details and brilliant colors add to the perfect composition

Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 5, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Nice to see you back, Carol - and a lovely image to return with !! Wonderful detail - you can see the textures of the lily so clearly you can almost smell it !

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on August 5, 2010 at 7:43 PM

Hey, nice to see you again, Carol

Wow, what a gorgeous shot! Great DOF, color and comp. I love all the spikey things on the petals. This is so good, I can almost smell the aroma! Stargazers are one of my favorite fragrances.

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 6, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Carol: Great to have you back aboard and with such a terrific post. I would make the lone blade of grass(?) in the ULC go away and then print it large. Really well done.>=))>

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