Witch hazel.

Gallery: FloraPosted February 20, 201150 views9 comments

One of my most beloved shrubs. They flower so early with such a color display! I have the a yellow lowering shrub in my garden. This orange flowering species Is growing in our local Zoo.

D300, Sigma105, 1/80, F6.3, cropped to 80%.

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9 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on February 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Such a delightful color palette and a wonderful BG.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 20, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Never seen one of these before - quite pretty. I like the diagonal branch here too, and the OOF BG.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on February 20, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Hi Ellen,

This is an interesting species of shrub. Almost looks as though it belongs in the Fauna gallery.

Here, I like the sheen on the red center and the details on some of the dangling, twirling petals (that's what I assume they are

)

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 20, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Ellen: Not sure I've seen one of these so it is a treat. Nice light and DOF management especially. >=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 20, 2011 at 5:07 PM

Very nice colors and interesting structure in your subject. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 20, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Well seen and composed Ellen. The BG colours are very complimentary to the bloom.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 20, 2011 at 8:49 PM

HI ellen

First time i have seen this very interesting plant! great color and form.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM

A fascinating subject Ellen. I've never seen one of these before. Good light, great subject/ground separation, strong diagonal comp. Outstanding image for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by David Thomas on March 8, 2011 at 10:18 PM

I just saw my first witch hazel today, and for me that means spring is really coming! I had only my little point-and-shoot, darn it, and it doesn't come close to this (or the other shot a week later). The petals (or whatever they are) going every witch way (pun intended) make these flowers intersesting and hard to photograph well. Yours is excellent, with the deep red of the sharp center fading as it streams out into the petals.

I found this by the search function on this gallery -- a really useful tool. I also tried Google Images, which is loaded with photos, mostly good but nowhere close to the ones at NPN. It reaffirms my thinking that NPN is the place to go, both for excellence and for comments that help us all improve. Thanks!

Dave Thomas, Leesburg, Virginia

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