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Floating Wildflower
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Floating Wildflower

by Bruce King

Gallery: FloraPosted September 19, 201095 views17 comments
Shot this a few weeks back while hiking in Mt Rainier NP. I think it's the same flower that Mohammad posted recently; a different color obviously. A straight on composition allowing the larger aperture. I was trying to get the stem to disappear into the bg. Seems to have worked.
Significant WB adjustment to bring up the lavender petals as they were seen. It was breezy so I had to crank up the ISO to get the necessary shutter speed. Cropped square. Thanks for looking.

D5000
150 f2.8 Macro
f/6.3 @ 1/200th sec
ISO 1250
tripod/cable release

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 19, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Very nice. The OOF bg is lovely, but it could use a little noise reduction, or more than already applied. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Neat shot, Bruce.
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 19, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Very nice Bruce. Perfect dof decision. I'm not seeing noise on my MacBook Pro 17 inch monitor. Love the comp and the pov. Outstanding image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 19, 2010 at 4:26 PM
This may be Alpine Aster but an Aster for sure. Perfect choice for a centered composition. The yellow center looks highly attractive being in the vicinity of its complementary color Purple :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Hi Bruce :wavey: Very good detail and fabulous complimentary color!! The nice B.G. adds to a perfect picture :eek: :smile
Albert Darmo. Canada:
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 19, 2010 at 9:33 PM
A most appealing floating wildflower, Bruce.

If you shot at ISO 1250, I'm sure there's noise but I don't see it in this image.

A lovely posting.

Cheers,

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 19, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Marvelous color and light. The dof is excellent as well. Gorgeous shot!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 19, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Very nice image, just a little to centered for me.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on September 19, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Just sweet Bruce. Love the oof background with the tack sharp flower.
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on September 20, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Love the title :smile: surely looks like one
This is definitely from the aster family, we have a few of them here in India & they are a pleasure to gaze & shoot :)
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on September 20, 2010 at 12:57 AM
Beautiful flower image. I like the central arrangement. Also the color contrast is very good. Nicely done Bruce. :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 20, 2010 at 2:15 AM
Outstanding image, Bruce! Your DOF decision worked out very nicely for this shot. I also like the centered composition a lot. The detail in the center is also pretty good.
:toast:
Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 20, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Bruce:
Outstanding image. I like the 'disruption' to the symmetry at 9 and 12 o'clock. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 20, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Outstanding capture, the colors are so soft and vibrant. It really does appear to be floating above the great BG. Beautiful work!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 20, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Great 'Top Down' comp Bruce. Very nice sharpness. Well done!

I agree with Phillip that a bit more noise reduction could be helpful.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 23, 2010 at 6:59 AM
The centred comp, square crop and the colours all go very well... Wonderful image Bruce :toast:
Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 23, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Bruce: I might like this cropped a bit tighter but I love the color palette and your DOF/plane of focus management. Very well done.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments