Althea 2

Gallery: FloraPosted July 5, 201193 views17 comments

A close-up study of an Althea flower, taken on a sunny morning – Cropped for composition, very slight Orton effect, selective sharpening.
Nikon D300s; Sigma 180mm ; ISO 250; F5; 1/100; + 0,33 EV; tripod
Any comment is welcome, Fabio

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Nice point-of-focus Fabio. Excellent use of color and subtle criss-crossing lines. A very pretty photo.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 5, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Love the subtle radiating lines - the green peeking through the petal edges also looks nice and provides a medium tone in the frame. Always nice to see pollen grains get resolved

. Overall an excellent photo with a good vision. Love it.

You shot this slightly from a top angle. Not sure shooting level into the pollen laden center would have mattered much here.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 5, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Very creative and artistic. Even kind of psychedelic.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 5, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Don't know what an Althea flower looks like, but this is very creative and dramatic. The color palette is presented nicely in a pinwheel effect. Unusual take, well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 5, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Well seen Fabio. It's the bg of course that makes the image for me. A very interesting and beautiful image for my tastes.

pat

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM

A very artistic image.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 5, 2011 at 8:37 PM

Excellent impact, looks like eye "candy" to me Fabio.
The patterns and colors R mesmerizing, you have expanded my universe

Very well done!

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 5, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Wow, I think this would have sold thousands in the seventies (or maybe sixties).

I like it!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 5, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Excellent. The colors are spectacular.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 5, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Wonderfully dramatic composition, Fabio, presented in such delicate colour harmonies ! The dof is perfect - a very beautiful image indeed.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 6, 2011 at 2:50 AM

Lovely POV Fabio & super processing making this a great image

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

Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 6, 2011 at 8:41 AM

Very artistic Fabio! I really like the blend of colors in this. Well done.

Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 6, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Hi Fabio

A very creative and artistic capture

The motion and color are spectacular

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 7, 2011 at 2:24 AM

very artistic, Fabio...I like the point of focus and the colors a lot, great work!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 8, 2011 at 4:35 AM

Fabio:
Sorry I miss this earlier. Explosive psychedelic colors