Pure Palmetto

Gallery: FloraPosted January 20, 2011290 views18 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/10 @ f16

Saw this at the Mercer Arboretum last Saturday and liked the graphic quality of the fronds. Cropped from the bottom to get rid of an area that I though was too OOF. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Beautifully seen, wonderful textures and lines! Great choice of composition!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on January 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Wonderful comp Bill. I really like the radiatig lines and colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on January 20, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Terrific abstract....it's all about the lines.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 20, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Love this one Bill. It's a great pattern but the textures and light add a lot also. Outstanding image.

pat

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 21, 2011 at 1:49 AM

Very cool, Bill. Love the composition in this crop of the. Looks radiant in more ways than one!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 21, 2011 at 3:59 AM

Bill:
Like the graphic lines and the lighting along the rib. Nicely seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on January 21, 2011 at 9:47 AM

Nicely seen and captured Bill. Wonderful graphic lines. I'm wondering if I would prefer a vertical pano of this one rotated CW 90 degrees.

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Comment posted by beth summer on January 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Love the radiating graphic pattern, good color and nice lightnig. Excellent pov as well. Nicely done, Bill.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on January 21, 2011 at 12:53 PM

Great comp and image Bill.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM

This is a wonderful abstract Bill. Beautiful composition and execution. How do you find fronds that are so clean?? The ones I see are usually covered in pine and tree crud.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 21, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Great eye here, Bill. A dynamic use of lines, light, tones, and color. Oustanding work!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on January 21, 2011 at 5:21 PM

Love the geometry here Bill. Great eye.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on January 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM

The colors and lines are to die for! The crop works well for me, also, Bill!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 22, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Wonderful comp. and light...great abstract

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 22, 2011 at 9:52 PM

really love the lines and variation in color....great crop too

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 23, 2011 at 12:10 AM

Beautiful! Wonderful lines and light, and you can just feel the texture of the palmetto.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 23, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Awesome take of a palm leaf. The crop accentuates the its length and focuses attention to the colors and designs. Love it!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM

A very good eye for choosing this composition Bill. I like it.
Cheers.

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