Blue Himalayan Poppy

Gallery: FloraPosted June 12, 2011125 views13 comments

Nikon D300, Zeiss 100mm, no filter.
F2.8, 1/320 shutter

Cool looking and rare poppy.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 12, 2011 at 10:22 AM

Great light Ken and striking color. Love the composition and the subject/ground separation couldn't be better. The detail isn't too shabby either. The thumbnail doesn't begin to do this justice. Very fine work.

pat

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on June 12, 2011 at 11:58 AM

Hey ken, cant comment on the image right now coz i m viewing it from my laptop
just want to know where you clicked this image??
did u visit India??

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

Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 12, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Hi Krunal, I wish this was captured while traveling to India. Instead, it was shot at a local display garden near Seattle WA USA. There are a few of these specimens grown here successfully....but, not too many. Many try, few succeed. Ken S

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 12, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Here is another angle, same flowers...close to 100% crop...I realized that I would not post this alone after just doing another version.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 12, 2011 at 1:02 PM

Beautiful color in this flower. Very nice image of a unique flower.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 12, 2011 at 2:36 PM

This is most interesting, Ken. I like it. Would suggest darkening the orange spot in the ULC.

And if you have a change I would like to see these poppies with all of the flower parts in sharp focus.

Well done.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 12, 2011 at 6:21 PM

Wonderful comp and colors of a really spectacular bloom.. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 12, 2011 at 7:55 PM

Lovely, Ken. I think Himalayan Poppies grow in the US as well specially in Washington State-just a recall from what I read sometime back.

Class shots both - 2nd one specially for a very unconventional crop-composition

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 12, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Ken:
The colors are terrific! and the lighting is great. The details in the 2nd version is phenomenal. Top notch images.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on June 13, 2011 at 8:41 AM

Beautiful image, Ken! What a lovely color these poppies have. I really like the second post a lot. I love the tight comp and the complementary colors are great.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Very impressed by the lighting in this, Ken - the petals really sing and the centres are beautifully clear. An excellent composition, too, with fine detail throughout the image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 13, 2011 at 10:56 PM

Ken: These are such spectacular flowers and your capture of them is equally sublime. Beautiful subjects superbly rendered. >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 14, 2011 at 12:54 PM

A beautiful photo of beautiful flowers, Ken. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.

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