Lightly Supported + Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted September 21, 201053 views17 comments

Another Californian Poppy, this time the orange version. I really enjoyed spending a bit of time working with these flowers. They were just so varied in their state from completely open to completely closed and everything in between.

Nikon D700 50mm 32mm extension tubes (I think)
f1.8 1/400 ISO100
handheld.
PP: levels TK luminosity masks, just the basics.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 21, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Andrew, I really like the POV and DOF chosen. Really works well here. A square crop might also be interesting. Very well seen and composed.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM

Very dreamy effect at f/1.8, Andrew. I like the angle from which you shot this. I do think it would be even more effective if there were less space on the left and more on the right. I make the comment since the CA Poppy is leaning to the right and it drags our eyes right out of the frame on the right side.

Cheers,

Carol

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

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 21, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Beautiful image Andrew, Excellent detail in the center but a nice softness to the rest of the image. I'd probably also be inclined to crop from the viewer's left - maybe to a 5:4. Very fine work as posted for my tastes.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 21, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Pure art!

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Lovely dreamy image. Like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 21, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys, heres a few edits. Both with 5:4 crop, and one with rotation. I'm now quite torn between all 3. I quite like the original but as soon as its rotated then it needs the crop desperately and looks quite good. Having said that I quite like the point of difference the initial image has, with a little more space and a different orientation (incidentally this is the orientation it was shot).

Appreciate the feedback everyone, thanks.

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

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 21, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Rotation, which I think helps address Carols point about leading out of frame.

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 22, 2010 at 9:42 AM

Like this a lot, Andrew !! Beautiful effect from the dof and splendid colouring and composition - love how the stem emerges from the green bg.

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

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 22, 2010 at 10:48 AM

I love the look to the center of the flower Andrew. Also, the lines in the petals are great. Very pretty!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 22, 2010 at 10:49 AM

Wow. Just noticed the reposts. I think the second repost works best for me.

In the future, you might be able to increase the number of views of the reposts by editing the title to say '+ repost' or something like that.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 22, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Very nicely done . . . I really like it. Hard to choose among the different versions. I'm probably leaning toward No. 2. It's a strong image no matter which you choose.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 23, 2010 at 8:17 AM

Nice colours and POF/DOF here... My preference is in the reverse order of the posts (last one being the best).

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

Comment posted by May Haga on September 23, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Wonderful image Andrew.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 23, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Andrew: This is excellent in all three iterations but I do prefer the reposts and the rotated version especially. Very well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 23, 2010 at 8:55 PM

Choose a frame and fit it to the frame. Any way you place the flower it works! Very nice soft take on the poppy.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on September 24, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Lovely photo Andrew. I like the sharp center with the rest of the image being soft and dreamlike. Great colors as well.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 24, 2010 at 7:27 PM

Hi Andrew

Artistically seen and crafted, Superb color and focus. prefer the second post

Albert Darmo Canada

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