purple crocus

Gallery: FloraPosted February 23, 2011104 views14 comments

I have these beautiful crocus blooming outside my front door every spring. I can't wait to see them this year--just the leaf stems are poking through the ground now.

EOS Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens at F/7.1 at 1/15 sec. ISO 200.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Carolyn: I am so jealous. Too warm around here to grow crocus. Wonderful POV and comp and a really good DOF choice. Very well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on February 23, 2011 at 6:20 PM

Nice top down view into the Crocus. Excellent sharpness on the internals. Nice shot Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 23, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Striking color in this Carolyn and a very fine comp. Beautifully done.

pat

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 23, 2011 at 10:18 PM

Hi Carolyn

I like how the detailed red center is flowing out, isolated from the rest of the soft bloom, superb lines and color.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Bruce King on February 23, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Very nice, looks like sea coral. I like your choice for dof. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on February 23, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Electric! Fantastic color and great contrast between warm and cool. There are some very tiny specular highlites along the petal edges in the URC that I find a little distracting but that's a very minor point. Nice stuff!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 24, 2011 at 2:08 AM

very nice...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 24, 2011 at 7:43 AM

That clear, sharp red in the middle of the soft purple is beautiful, and great light.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Like very much this image- Perfect composition, strong chromatic contrast and excellent DOP- Great job, Fabio

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on February 24, 2011 at 1:13 PM

You DOF choice really created nice depth to this shot Carolyn! That combined with the colors and lines is superb!

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on February 24, 2011 at 2:37 PM

This is excellent all the way around. The colors, POV, and DOF are all spot on for me. My MOST minor nit is the petal overlapping the orange center on the right. It's so small and not a big deal, but I think I must be in a picky mood today!

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on February 25, 2011 at 7:42 AM

Explosive image Carolyn

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 25, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Gorgeous shot! Wonderful color, light, and I like the dof and pof choices.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 26, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Beuatiful Carolyn! I love the stark contrast of the colors and the textured petals.
Take care.

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