Piggyback Primroses

Gallery: FloraPosted November 24, 201047 views7 comments

These evening primroses grow all around here. I thought the color and the "pose".

I tried blurring the green background, and found that I liked the original version better. I liked the crisper green background. Blurring it gave it a weird look.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
F 1/4
1/80
ISO 80
Focal Length 5 mm

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 24, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Very pretty image!
Nice colors and I like the frame!

Are you using a tripod? Seems just a bit soft in places.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 24, 2010 at 6:39 PM

It works well for me as posted Lucy. Love the composition. The only thing I might consider is a very small crop from the top so that both the top and bottom bloom are slightly clipped. I like the mood of this one a lot.

pat

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 24, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Lucy: Pat took the words out of my mouth. Excellent DOF management and I like the dusting of pollen. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM

thanks everybody. Sandy, I haven't felt that the ""Canon SX10 IS "deserved a good tripod. I've been waiting to save up enough to get a Canon SLR. Plus, I'm not sure how low a tripod can go? I shot this laying in the ground...Is there a good (inexpensive) tripod for macros that low to the ground?

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 25, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Hi Lucy

Nice work with a point and shoot, great color and lines.
Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 27, 2010 at 9:12 AM

Very unusual comp & POV Lucy,

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

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 28, 2010 at 8:24 PM

This is a very pretty shot of these flowers, one of my favorites, too. Bill and Pat have a good suggestion about cropping. Just the same, I like it this way, too, for the little group of flowers in the upper left. The leaf details at the bottom balance everything out nicely. Good work.
P.S. As to tripods: Yes, there are tripods that will go low to the ground; the center post is removed and the legs can be set to a more "flattened" position. But even just using your backpack, camera bag, or rolled up coat on the ground on which to steady your camera can make a significant difference, even with IS.

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