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Crocus

by Daniel & Loana

Gallery: FloraPosted January 17, 201193 views8 comments
Another shot from yesterday morning.

First signs of spring?

Thanks for looking.

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, Sigma 2X, f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO100, tripod, natural light

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Interesting comp. I like the color and the water droplets.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 17, 2011 at 7:02 PM
D&L
Great plane of focus management here to get the drop and anthers in focus. The light on the petals is a little bright and may be worth dialing the luminosity down slightly. Nice image overall. Hope springs brings bountiful flowers and good light to both of you. Ciao.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 17, 2011 at 7:19 PM
Nice comp and great dof/plane of focus control. I like Gary's idea of darkening the petals a little but I like it as posted also. The droplet adds a nice counterpoint to the orange anthers and I like the color palette in this a lot. Beautiful image.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM
D&L: I like this comp and your DOF/plane of focus management. Some of the lens flares bug me a bit and I think I would blur them out or clone them away. Well conceived and executed. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce King on January 17, 2011 at 10:27 PM
This is cool. Two in focus elements separated by the OOF void. Not sure that makes sense but I know what I meant. :biggrin:
Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 17, 2011 at 10:30 PM
So jealous, have five feet of snow here and still falling. Beautiful shot !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 17, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Very well composed and captured. Really nice out of the box display.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Derek Yow on January 18, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Nice shot D&L! I like the solitary visible droplet, but you can tell there are more clinging to the petal on the backside from the reflections. Really has me longing for spring!
Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments