Flowers and Rock

Gallery: FloraPosted September 19, 2010108 views15 comments

One thing that really caught our attention while we were hiking in Denali this summer were all of the flowers. I am just learning to identify them.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/500
Aperture f8
ISO 400
44mm
Some Post Processing

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 19, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Beautiful image Richard. I might be tempted to crop in some from the right to a 5:4 aspect ratio and maybe a touch from the bottom as well. I'm just trying to get those flowers all the attention they deserve. Love the contrast in textures and the color palette. Really fine exactly as posted.

Pat

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 19, 2010 at 11:52 PM

Beautiful flower contrasting nicely with the rock. I would crop this a tiny smidgeon from the right to eliminate that partial flower, Richard. And this too is a great time as was your butterfly.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on September 20, 2010 at 12:26 AM

Looks like 1 of the geranium species but cant tell which one it is to be precise!

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 20, 2010 at 2:06 AM

Beautiful image, Richard. I like the contrast between the flowers and the rocks.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 20, 2010 at 2:10 AM

beautiful image, Richard!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 20, 2010 at 5:56 AM

Lovely shot, Richard !!! I do share Pat's advice.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 20, 2010 at 7:18 AM

Really nice find. Some excellent detail and colours. I would echo the commnets on the crop suggestions.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 20, 2010 at 10:20 AM

I agree with Pat's crop suggestion, but Iike the balance of light and color. These must be some kind of Cranesbill?

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 20, 2010 at 1:06 PM

No idea what this flower is. Cranesbill is also a form of Geranium and the leaves of both regular Geranium and Cranesbill are much different from what I see here. May be some kind of Primrose, Saxifrage, Portulaca

? Asking the Denali Park Authorities may get you the right answer.

I like the crop suggestion but my God, those flowers look so lovely with the rocks as the framing element.

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Comment posted by John Williams on September 20, 2010 at 3:29 PM

I -love- flowers in their natural environment. This is wonderful Richard. I too would crop of the right and bottom a tad.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 20, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Hi richard

Beautiful work on those sublime flowers.

Agree on a slight crop to the Rt.
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 22, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Beautiful image, Richard - it looks natural and well composed at the same time. if anything you might crop a little from the R to cut out the partial flower but this is nice anyway.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 22, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Richard: I love little scenes like this and think you did a fine job in the capture. I agree about a small crop from the right and bottom. While not knowing what is to the left my inclination when first viewing this was to look to move the camera up and left a bit and perhaps just a bit tighter framing as well. Nicely seen. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 23, 2010 at 11:04 AM

Beautiful image Richard.
May

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Comment posted by Ernie Marx on October 26, 2010 at 11:31 PM

I believe this is in the Portulacaceae family, probably in the genus Claytonia. Claytonia scammaniana is a possibility. Nice image.

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