National Identity

Gallery: FloraPosted April 4, 201180 views14 comments

Taken on Mount Mania, North Island,NZ.

1/160s f/6.3 at 122.0mm iso400

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on April 4, 2011 at 12:21 AM

A neat idea for a shot. I like the pattern in the leaves. It would be nice if all of the foreground leaves were sharp, but that can be difficult, especially since a smaller aperture would sharpen the bg as well. Good job.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 4, 2011 at 2:05 AM

Dan:
Lovely shapes and lighting here. Good bg separation. No suggestion.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 4, 2011 at 2:11 AM

Nice! Perfect DOF choice, for my taste. The BG os perfectly OOF.
Is this a fern special to NZ, or ? Not sure what the title means..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on April 4, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Nice composition and light...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on April 4, 2011 at 9:06 AM

Really like the colour palette and DOF choices.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on April 4, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Thanks for the comments, folks. Took this photo with a couple of different apertures and this was the best balance of detailed foreground and smooth BG.

Sandy I don't know whether this fern is unique to NZ. The title is in reference to the fact that ferns are symbolized on all sorts of stuff down there. We were expecting kiwi symbols everywhere but actually the fern was even more widespread. It's also on the uniforms of their professional rugby team (that they are very proud of).

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 4, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Such graceful curves. Is that the iconic silver tree fern? Either way, your image is beautiful, with just the right DOF.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 4, 2011 at 5:34 PM

Nice light and great form Dan. I like the mirroring of the shape in the BG.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on April 4, 2011 at 6:31 PM

Thanks for the comments.

Wayne, this is definately NOT the iconic silver tree fern. We saw plenty of them but they are massive. I also have photos of them but this is your garden variety fern growing in the forest under the tree cover.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 4, 2011 at 7:07 PM

Very lovely, unique and beautiful. Well done!!!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Beautifully done Dan. I might consider cloning out the black line in the upper left but it's certainly no big deal. The presentation here is superb.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM

A wonderful perspective and display Dan. Great eye.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 5, 2011 at 6:29 PM

Sweet light and lovely verdant green. I like your pof and dof choices here. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 7, 2011 at 12:18 AM

Can: Cool comp and I like the DOF/POF choice. The lighting is really nice as well. Many kudos.>=))>

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