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Merry Poppins
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Merry Poppins

by Bill Fach

Gallery: FloraPosted March 24, 2011157 views14 comments
Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/30 @ f16

Straight shot of the first Poppin Fresh. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 24, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Bill:
I like this POV, sharpness and DOF in this. The crinkles in the petals are nicely shown and the outlines of the water droplets on the other side look interesting. A masterful image.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 24, 2011 at 6:56 AM
Absolutely gorgeous ! But, you know me, I would have cropped to the edge of the petals...then put a very thin orange frame inside of a wider, black frame..... :biggrin:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 24, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Bill, excellent job in colour management of having a rich yet delicate orange in the poppy along with maintaining great detail. I feel I can reach in and touch the petals. Perfect BG to show off "Mary Poppins"
Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 24, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Very interesting colour. Excellent DOF (well managed combination FL-time-aperture). Nicely done Bill. :smile:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 24, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Great shot- Excellent colours, DOF and composition- IMO your decision not to use a pretty dark BG works perfectly in this case- Well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on March 24, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Perfect DOF and exp, good color, and good separation from the clean, complementary, and natural BG. Well done.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 24, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Beautiful Bill, clear and gently soft, at the same time. I like it very much.
Today, I have seen some pops at the florist's for the first time, this year. I have bought one and taken some shots. Tonight I'll see what happened.
Cheers.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM
I would say that it is merry Bill! A very nice poppy portrait. I like it a lot. No nits from me!

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 24, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Bill,
another beautiful image of this flower. I really like how the poppy stands out very well from the perfect background. Neat and well-balanced comp. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 24, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Beautiful image Bill. The bg is at least as nice as the flower. Masterful work.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 24, 2011 at 7:11 PM
Pure art!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 24, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Great color and light Bill, crisp and clear. :toast:
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on March 24, 2011 at 10:47 PM
I really like the orientation here and the supporting stem. The water adds such a nice variation!
Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 25, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Once again, the colours and textures in this are just gorgeous, Bill ! I also very much like the composition, with the flower seeming almost to balloon out from the stem
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments