Bradford Pear

Gallery: FloraPosted March 4, 201145 views9 comments

Well the flowering trees are out in bloom in NE Texas especially the bradford pears. This photo was the first that I took while out on my excursion and it will also be my first submission to the Flora Gallery. I had some nice overcast skies that gave me the perfect opportunity to go macro hunting. I do not have a macro lens but I made do with what I have. Comments Welcome.

Nikon D300s, 48mm, f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 320, handheld

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9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 4, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Cristina: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a good first post. I have one of these in my back yard just ready to pop. I especially like your whites and DOF management. This would be a little stronger for me cropped from the right to 5:4 ratio. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more, especially as our wildflower season heats up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM

Welcome Cristina, and super post. I agree with the crop suggestion Bill gave, and look forward to more.

Bob

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 5, 2011 at 4:23 AM

Lovely image, Cristina ! I like the trail of out of focus flowers in the bg offsetting the main blooms ( whether you should crop them a bit or not I am not myself sure ) and the whites are just right. Look forward to seeing more from you.

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on March 5, 2011 at 4:28 AM

Welcome Cristina, and a nice starting post. I agree with the crop and really nice light and control of the whites.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on March 5, 2011 at 4:32 AM

Fine first post Cristina, u can also try & flip this to make it an vertical comp.
i'd also clone out the white flower coming in the center top

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 5, 2011 at 5:30 AM

Welcome to the gallery Cristina. Beautiful image and mood conveyed. I do agree with Bill that the image would be stronger for my tastes cropped to 5:4 from the right - just puts more emphasis on the in focus blooms. A very fine image as posted however. I look forward to seeing more.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 5, 2011 at 6:29 AM

Welcome Cristina to the forum. I like the sweeping line of the branch through the image and DOF management. Only nit from my standpoint would be to have a little more room on the bottom to completley capture the lower blooms to fill out the arch of blooms.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on March 5, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Welcome, Cristina! I am so jealous your flowers have started to bloom (we're expecting 6in of snow on Tuesday!). I like the context of this image, but wish for slightly more room at the bottom as previously mentioned. The curve of blossoms is awesome! I look forward to seeing more!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM

Cristina,
very nice exposure on the whites and good use of dof.
Welcome to the Flora Gallery.

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