Alive !!! + REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted November 21, 201085 views11 comments

This was taken long ago late one afternoon. I had wonderful California Poppies that were just beginning to shed their sepals. I thought the way the late afternoon sun shone through the sepals and petals was fascinating.

I used a 1.7TC with the 70-200mm lens. The ISO was 100; spot metering, manual exposure, and an f/stop of 40. I'm recalling that you have to do weird and wonderful things when the TC is added, and I'm sure I was experimenting.

This was cropped to about 70% of the original for composition.

Maybe with some luck, soon I'll find more California poppies to serve as subjects.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions as to what to do next time.

Carol

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 21, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Fine detail Carol and I like the composition. Also the color palette and the backlighting. Again no suggestions. I like it as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on November 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM

Hi Carol! I really like this comp and the lighting.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 21, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Carol: I like the backlight but think I would like a little fill or reflected light on the center details. I like the heavy pollen dusting. >=))>

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 21, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Carol:
Nice backlighting here showing off the lines in the petals. A bit of reflect light will show the pollen grains better.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 22, 2010 at 12:46 AM

I associate California poppies with brilliant orange and a radiant glow. So, the color here looks pretty dull. However, I like the detail you achieved, which includes the piles of pollen.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 22, 2010 at 1:24 AM

This has so much detail in it Carol well done, maybe u can lighten up the center a bit more

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 22, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Let there be light.

Thank you all for your comments. Did a quick evaluation of this CA poppy and you're right, it's not quite as alive as it could be. A dozen eyes and another go-round with Vineza 2 helped my own. Thank you.

Carol

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Comment posted by Bruce King on November 22, 2010 at 8:10 PM

Nice details Carol. The repost is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 22, 2010 at 10:31 PM

Hi Carol

The interesting detail , and variation of light and color tones is marvelous ... the repost is much better .

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on November 23, 2010 at 1:13 PM

The repost is stunning... Wonderful image

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 26, 2010 at 11:53 AM

I like the richer colors and pop your repost has. Excellent study of the interior of the poppy. Very well done!

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