Shooting Star

Gallery: FloraPosted July 4, 2011110 views17 comments

I am very sorry for my absence lately. I blame life.

I shot a few of these yesterday at Red Rock Lake here in Colorado. They are such diminutive beauties.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 4, 2011 at 5:26 PM

Morris: Flag on the play for delay of posting. Penalty is to send your favorite Mod the RAW file and Pat's not eligible. Wonderful find and I like the BG bokeh. Not sure I've ever seen one of these in the wild so this is a treat. The unopened bud is a major plus element for me. Marvelous shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 4, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Doesn't get any better than this Morris. Your dof decision created a perfect complement to the flower here. I like the flares as well. One of your best for my tastes and that's saying something. I'll echo Bill's "marvelous shot."

pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 4, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Beautiful, Morris

- I like those OOF highlights in the background in addition to all that has been already mentioned. Great plane of focus management for the bloom and bud.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on July 4, 2011 at 6:55 PM

This is beautiful Morris! Good lighting and comp, and I really like your DOF choice.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Most excellent.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 5, 2011 at 12:41 AM

This is nice. I've been trying to get a decent image of one of these all spring without much luck. You've done a beautiful job capturing the colors and essence.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 5, 2011 at 2:10 AM

Just beautifully caught, Morris !! The circular highlights in the bg do make a fascinating complement - they seem to add a mood of gaiety to the image. Nice to see you back - life can be a problem !!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 5, 2011 at 2:12 AM

Morris:
Your absence is noted and the rest must have been good for you as evidenced by this terrific post. Like the antics of the bloom and bud. Very nice bg.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 5, 2011 at 2:23 AM

wonderful light and bg, I like the flares!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 5, 2011 at 8:48 AM

I am really partial to wild flowers and the shooting star is one of natures beauties. You captured this one very well. Nice depth of field and detail.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Beautiful flower Morris! You captured some wonderful detail and color in this. The background helps accentuate the uniqueness of the flower as well. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 5, 2011 at 12:40 PM

Homerun here. Beautifully crafted.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on July 5, 2011 at 12:48 PM

Lovely composition with the arch of the stem and the unopened bloom. The BG and highlights add a nice mood to this!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM

Beautiful work Morris, love the bokeh in the BG !

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Beautiful pfoto of a beautiful flower, Morris. I like the translucent petals. The flare create mood and mistery.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 5, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Very pretty portrait Morris. I think that I could see this darkened just a bit, but I really like what you have working here. Glad to see a post from you!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 7, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Hi morris

This is splendid work

The BG with the flares and serene soft color almost stole the show. but the flower is the star of the production

Albert Darmo
Canada

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