Radiating Clematis

Gallery: FloraPosted May 26, 201155 views14 comments

My Clematis have been quite beautiful this year. I've had great fun taking many pictures from various perspectives and stages of these flowers.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/14 for 1/6 sec. ISO 200.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 26, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Great lines and a very nice comp Carolyn. The details in the center are fantastic. I love it!

Nathan

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 26, 2011 at 5:10 PM

Excellent, Carolyn. Nice close comp and sharp details throughout the center.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 26, 2011 at 6:02 PM

Striking image. The colors work very well together and the comp. is great.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 26, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Very nice Carolyn, good positioning off the flowers center, good details.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 26, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Super comp, exposure, colors and details. What more do you need?

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 26, 2011 at 11:30 PM

Beautiful. No suggestion.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on May 27, 2011 at 3:05 AM

great colors and wonderful details at the center, very nice!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 27, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Superb image Carolyn. Outstanding composition and great detail. The colors are pretty nice too. (smile)

pat

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM

Beautiful presentation. Nice handling of dof. Really well placed in the frame. My only thought, post up a large version! Actually, if a large version had more petal area added with the yellow center same size and not scaled larger...then I might try to vignette the edges...darkening to further create pop in the yellow center. Ken S

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 27, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Very nice. The detaled center really stands out. It reminds me of coral.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 27, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Thanks all for your comments!
Ken--I did have a picture with more petal showing on the left side but I had to clone some areas where the BG showed around the edges and it seemed to make the petals look ariticially big so I stuck with this one. The vignetting around the edges of the picture is a thought; I haven't done much of that. May have to give it a try. Thanks for your input.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 27, 2011 at 7:44 PM

An exceptional capture Carolyn, I love the glow of light thru the petals... wonderful detail too!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 28, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Hi carolyn

Love this composition

The color, lines and detail are wonderful