Ferris Wheel

by Bob Duff

Gallery: FloraPosted September 12, 2010129 views15 comments

London has its "London Eye", so, I figured we needed a "Dandelion Eye".
Not perfect but fun

Canon 5D Mk II 90mm f32 100 ISO

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 12, 2010 at 8:38 AM

Bob:
This is really cool!
Nice lighting and the black bg really brings out the white. Creative and nice capture

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

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 12, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Striking pattern on the black bg Bob. Don't know if you wanted more sharpness in this but per the earlier email this morning, F/32 would have introduced some diffraction that a stack at f/11 or so would have avoided. Side lighting as here is the best way in my experience to light a subject for detail and if you plan to convert to black and white you could use direct light to increase the contrast and perception of high detail in the image. I am puzzled by the jagged pattern I see on the spokes in this. Sharpening? Or a diffraction artifact?

Bottom line, I like this image. The strong pattern engages me and I can never really resist strong symmetry in an image although the side lighting tends to de-emphasize the circle in the center because of the shadow created

Pat

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

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM

I like this very much. Well seen!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Very cool, Bob. Dramatic lighting, and a beautiful ring of perfect little seeds to scatter around the world.

I like the side lighting and the detail.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 12, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Not perfect? Darn close. Superb detail and excellent processing the way I see it. Fun image, Bob.

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on September 12, 2010 at 5:15 PM

You set a high standard Bob. This is a unique shot and it is quite crisp. I like the seed pattern, the lighting, and background

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 12, 2010 at 6:18 PM

I think this would go down in today's terminology as a ` cool ' image, Bob. Almost an hypnotic effect - I like it !!

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 12, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Outstanding!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 12, 2010 at 9:01 PM

Hi Bob

A very inspired composition, and for fun? cant wait when you get serious

Love the light and detail

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 12, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Bob, When you get that perfect shot, do send the copyright for this one to me

. Don't be too hard on yourself. Looks great to my eyes. London Eye analogy is apt

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 13, 2010 at 2:11 AM

Very nice, Bob! I like it a lot.

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 13, 2010 at 5:38 AM

Love this idea, works really well on the black background in particular. Great shot.

Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 13, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Dramatic detail and symmetry. Wonderful concept technically well done.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 13, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Bob, this is a very unique presentation of a dandeloin. Thanks for sharing.

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

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 14, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Very neat and creative.. Like this a lot Bob

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