Dahlia Season w/ REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted August 27, 201065 views13 comments

It's another beautiful part of summer. . . the Dahlia's are in bloom. Yesterday was spent at the Swan Island Dahlia farm in Canby Oregon. They claim to be the largest grower of Dahlias in the US with over 350 verities grown on 40 acres. For flora photographers this compares to being a kid roaming free in a candy store. This is my first dahlia posting of what should be many over the next few weeks, I hope you find them as beautiful as I do.

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canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8 IS USM
F/2.8 -0.5 1/500 ISO 100

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 28, 2010 at 6:14 AM

The colors and threesome layout certainly got my attention. Can't wait to see the rest of your shots. You are so lucky to have such a great source for photography.

Nits: There seems to be too much attention on the oof flowers and not enough on the subject bloom. Also, the lower petal is slightly out of the frame.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 28, 2010 at 6:19 AM

Love the rich colors in this Craig and the grays in the bg. I also like the composition with the echoing flowers. I do agree with Patricia that I'd prefer that the lower flower weren't clipped. Certainly no big deal though. This is beautiful image and I'm looking forward to the series very much.

Pat

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 28, 2010 at 11:06 AM

Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 28, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Craig, I too will look for additional Dahlia images from you. I'll ditto the comments already made and add that I really like the way you exposed for the reds.
Happy shooting ;^)

Carol

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 28, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Love the light and as mentioned, the rich colors. Gorgeous image!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 28, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Craig: OK, I'll pile on and mention the clipped petal but I really like the colors and your DOF choice. Keep 'em coming! >=))>

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 28, 2010 at 3:33 PM

I strive to meet the high expectations set by my friends in this wonderful Flora gallery. I submit an improved version of the original that hopefully fixes the "clipped petal" I overlooked!

I do appreciate the critiques and suggestions...... Have a wonderful weekend! Craig

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM

Dahlia time is sure one of my favorites of the year. I am envious of your proximity to Swan Island Dahlias.

I love the rich deep color in this one Craig. The two bg flowers look like valets to the fg bloom, shading it/tending to it, which makes for a more endearing trio than having all three seen straight on. I like the mood. Seems a bit tight on the comp, esp. at the bottom. But not such a great big deal; overall, this is beautiful and inspires me to head for my local dahlia farmer's field! Thanks.

P.S. What a perfectly creative fix!

LOL.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 28, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Criag, This is lovely work with the Dahlias. Its not easy shooting groups like this but I think you pulled it off well. Love the reds are handled here and the angled orientation of the main Dahlia. Nice details on the petals also

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 29, 2010 at 7:31 AM

Craig: One of the top ten all time reposts in history!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 30, 2010 at 2:56 AM

Craig:
Wild red color here. Love the re-post with the foreground bloom popping out the screen.

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

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 30, 2010 at 2:47 PM

I like the comp. and the bg.....the color is wonderful

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 30, 2010 at 8:39 PM

This beautiful, Craig! It would make a nice large print. Because of the
dark background the red is not overpowering, in my opinion.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments