Unknown Black n' Blue(ish)

Gallery: FloraPosted June 23, 2011229 views13 comments

Normally, I just title my floral images by using the name of the flower or plant rather than trying to be original or creative. I couldn't here, however, because I don't know what this is. The local garden just added a new perennial bed, and this was included, but there was no plant label. The plant is small (1 foot tall) with multiple small blue-violet flowers on multiple stems. The individual flowers are very small - about the size of a dime, as I recall. Nikon D700, 180 macro, iso 200, f5.6, 1/125, tripod, natural backlighting. Comments welcome.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on June 23, 2011 at 8:58 AM

At this close range I can't help with the id. Perhaps a campanula??? What really attracts me to this image Scott is the colour palette and light.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 23, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Thanks, Bob. I think you are probably correct that it's a variety of campanula given the shape of the flower and color.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 23, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Beautiful use of light. Terrific image.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 23, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Scott, Lovely shot. Super light and details. The flower is a variety of Clustered Bellflower in the Campanula Family.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 23, 2011 at 10:31 AM

This is a fascinating image. One of my favorite parts is the "alien head" (anthers) popping out of the flower in the background and peering around.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 23, 2011 at 12:32 PM

Very pretty shot Scott. The sharp anthers are a great focal point. Definitely a campanula.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on June 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Excellent treatment of light, great DOF and interesting composition on this- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Scott: Wonderful tight intimate and terrific colors and comp. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 23, 2011 at 6:37 PM

Very fine work Scott. Love the colors and the light. I also like the diagonal bias in the comp.

pat

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 23, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Excellent capture, love the composition and your choice of depth of field.
May

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 23, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Fantastic colors, composition, and depth. Wonderful capture Scott.
Bob

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Scott:
Wonderful light and selective focusing. Well done.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 26, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Scott, it's time of transparencies for me. So the transparent blue of the Campanula is what I love more, Splendid image.
Take care.

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