Dutchman's Breeches

Gallery: FloraPosted April 28, 201154 views8 comments

Dicentra cucullaria

Another one from last week's trip to the wildflower preserve. Although this species was plentiful, not many were in this good of shape. I liked the curved stem and the relative separation from its surroundings.

All comments welcome!

Nikon D80
Mode: Aperature
ISO: 160
Lens: Nikon 300mm f/4 & TC-17E II
Exp: 1/100 sec at f/11
Tripod & remote release

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on April 28, 2011 at 10:24 PM

Cousins of the Bleeding Hearts !. I like the DOF here - it feels just about right to me. Great Details in the blooms with good exposure.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 29, 2011 at 6:34 AM

I like the composition and the mood of the image jeff. For my tastes, I'd probably prefer a little more dof for the blooms but I'd also hate to give up the separation with the bg. Good looking image as posted.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on April 29, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Jeff, good job. I love the repeating patterns in the flowers, and the DOF seems right to me. Well done!!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 29, 2011 at 9:36 PM

Jeff: I especially like the lighting and DOF management here. I think I would crop this to 5:4 mostly from the left side to eliminate the OOF green in the LLC. Marvelous find and capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 30, 2011 at 1:53 AM

Beautiful photo of a beautiful flower. Pity we don't have this flower here, I believe.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 30, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Wonderful control of light and depth shown in this capture Jeff. Well done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on April 30, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Thanks all. The green in the LLC was even brighter than posted, so I did tone it down. But your crop suggestion sounds like it might be the way to go. I will be going back there tomorrow, so hopefully I can find a similar specimen to experiment with. I like the idea of more DOF, if I can still achieve the same separation.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by David Thomas on May 2, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Excellent detail and placement, and I personally like including the soft leaves to complement the blossoms.

Dave Thomas, Leesburg, Virginia

Registered on June 21, 2010, 30 Posts, 178 Comments