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Flowers

by Balakumar Kaushik

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 6, 2010129 views11 comments
Made this image (few weeks back) during a hike in nearby mountains.
After initially jumping onto it to make some close-up macro images, I backed off and found the BG rock to be offering some nice textures and tones.

Techs:
Nikon D90, 18-105
f/8, 1/80, ISO640, hand-held.

Views welcome.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 6, 2010 at 2:38 PM
Love the contrast and the vibrant colors.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 6, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Excellent contrast of textures and colors.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 6, 2010 at 3:45 PM
A lovely shot, nice line carrying you through the shot and the patterns in the rock work well with the flowers.
Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments
Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on September 6, 2010 at 3:46 PM
great contrast and colors

well done
Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Beautiful contrast in color and in the rock and plant. Lovely color as well. :toast:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Justin Reznick on September 6, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Great contrast and color! I think you made an excellent choice of the placement of the flowers within the scene.
Registered on November 24, 2009, 79 Posts, 515 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Very elegant. Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 6, 2010 at 11:20 PM
I like your choice to include the rocks - gives context and contrast. Beautiful soft light. Nicely done.
Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 6, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Balakumar,

Congrats for pulling back and recognizing the potential of the surrounding rock. This makes for a lovely and vibrant intimate nature portrait. I think perhaps equally suited for Flora, but by including more of the plants surroundings, this works well here too.

Very vibrant - I also really like the texture and detail of the rock. Nicely seen and captured.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Marco Annese on September 7, 2010 at 3:20 AM
Superb shot!
A really nice specimen of Rhododendron hirsutum I guess!!!
Cheers
Registered on September 28, 2007, 17 Posts, 108 Comments
Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on September 7, 2010 at 4:19 AM
Simple and elegant. Superb colors too, Kaushik. Excellent image.
Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments