Day Lilly (+repost)

Gallery: FloraPosted February 6, 201137 views9 comments

Browsing through the catalog to pass some time and I came across this shot I captured this summer. I've really never been happy with pictures of Day Lillies that I take. However this one caught my eye today so I worked it up. If I remember correctly this was a staged shot taken in my garage with a snipped blossom to hide from the wind.

Pentax K-7, .5 sec, ISO-200, Tamron 90mm macro.

Thanks for taking the time to look, C&C appreciated.

Regards,
Derek

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 6, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Beautiful image Derek. Great textures and nice warm light. I might consider cloning out the stem but I'm not sure. I'm just not sure that it adds much interest to the image and I don't think the color is present anywhere else. Regardless, I like the image very much.

pat

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

Comment posted by Derek Yow on February 6, 2011 at 6:33 PM

Thank you for you comment Pat! In fact, the stem is what I was hoping for some feedback on. I questioned whether or not to remove it myself. Here is a version with the stem cloned and a little crop off the bottom to eliminate the dead space. Thoughts on this version?

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by beth summer on February 6, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Definitely, the repost...nice lighting, good dof and the anthers really stand out nicely.

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 6, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Derek:
The repost is much stronger without the stem drawing attention away from the anthers and stigma. Good DOF and nice lighting.

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 6, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Derek: We have hundreds of day lilies bloom in our garden every year and they can indeed be tough to shoot. I do prefer the repost and I might even crop this a bit tighter yet although the amount you shaved off the repost on the bottom helps. Well done.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 6, 2011 at 10:22 PM

Derek,

I prefer the repost. It's much stronger for my tastes. Beautiful image.

pat

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 7, 2011 at 4:27 AM

Lilies I also find very tricky, Derek, but I think you've done a great job here. I like the perspective with just the right amount of curled petal fringes in view, and the anthers especially are beautifully crisp. I do prefer the repost - stems for me often add something to the image but I think it's just that the stiff vertical of this one maybe doesn't help. Lovely image !!

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on February 7, 2011 at 10:17 AM

Beautiful Derek, I always have a hard time with these, and you have done an excellent job with this. Wonderful!

Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 11, 2011 at 10:54 AM

I really like the soft light and dof. Excellent work!

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