Silky Woundwort

Gallery: FloraPosted October 28, 201036 views9 comments

It was really breezy when i shot this so dropped the plan of stacking to get the lower portion in focus but in retrospect i think it jus right amount of DOF as it puts more intrest on the top where the actual bloom lies! wot do u guys think?

Flower Name:- Silky Woundwort (Stachys sericea)
Tv- 200, Av- 8.0, ISO- 200, Handheld

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 28, 2010 at 4:23 AM

I like this vertical arrangement. Simple color palette & excellent combination flower-BG. Nicely done Krunal.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 28, 2010 at 8:13 AM

Could go either way Krunal on the detail in the lower part of the plant but I certainly don't consider it's absence a problem in the image. Great supporting bg here and separation - especially given the similarity in colors. I also like the centered composition here. This may be my favorite in your series so far. Beautiful work for my tastes. No suggestions.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 28, 2010 at 8:41 AM

Hi Krunal,

Really like the DOF in this image. A wild flower.

Like the presence of the "silk. And sure wish you had been able to include a larger image. I think I would have liked seeing the details more closely,

Carol

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

Comment posted by beth summer on October 28, 2010 at 9:36 AM

This is lovely, Krunal. I especially enjoy the diffused lighting on the bloom as well as the bg. Excellent bg for the flower. Nicely executed.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 28, 2010 at 7:39 PM

Krunal:
One of your best of this Himalayan wildflowers series so far. Love the bg bokeh and how the flower pops.

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

Comment posted by Philip Southard on October 28, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Krunal, my first thought was to wish for sharper focus at the bottom. However, after looking some more, I like it as is. Nice BG also.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 28, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Krunal, Nice dappled background makes your stem really stand out. Another cool looking flower. No problem with the stem losing focus at the bottom at all. Lots more interest upwards for that to become prominent.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 29, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Hi Krunal

What an amazing flower you captured here! the soft detail and color go so well with this rare flower

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 31, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Another different offering to be enjoyed from your part of the world. Looks similar to our penstemmon, but yet different. Nice shot.

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