A Pair of Showies

Gallery: FloraPosted July 8, 201191 views17 comments

Another in the series of cypripedium reginae. Or, as they are commonly known showy lady slippers.

Canon 5D MkII 90mmT/S f8

Your commnets are most appreciated and I thank those who made comments on my previous post. Much appreciated.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM

How nice to get two flowers on a single stem. The composition works well and I like all the details, but overall the image seems dark. Can you brighten it without blowing out the white tips? (I'd try the brightness slider in LR3 or maybe some luminosity painting in PS.)

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 8, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Lovely, Bob. The composition is good and the colors are superb. The dark background really sets these two ladies off quite well!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 8, 2011 at 11:45 AM

This ia a beautiful image. The dof and detail are very good and I like the comp a lot.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 8, 2011 at 3:10 PM

Superbly lit and composed, Bob ! Everything is just right to give the flowers a real presence ( personally, I like the dark bg ).

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM

very lovely...great details and DOF...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 8, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Love it ! I grow orchids but these take the buiscuit ! I think I prefer this to the first pic.
Good one anyway.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 8, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Tastefully done, Bob. Finding them alone would be one heck of a big deal and photographing them should put you to closer to the proverbial heavens

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 8, 2011 at 6:55 PM

This perfect for my tastes Bob. Not a thing to suggest. These are beautiful against the dark bg and I love the near glow on the leaves.

pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 8, 2011 at 8:46 PM

Superb image. Great light and color and I also like the dof here.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 8, 2011 at 9:22 PM

Beautiful composition. The background works nicely with the lush green, magenta and white colors that just pop. Wonderful detail as well!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 8, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Great find Bob and well captured. Certainly a gorgeous duo. My only wish would be for a bit more sharpness toward the front of each flower, but that's a minor thing.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 9, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Bob: Oh I am so jealous! Spectacular blooms superbly captured. Many kudos for this one and I really like how you worked this subject. >=))>

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 9, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Nice composition with all details. Excellent contrast to BG. Well done,

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 9, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Hi Bob

Another splendid capture

The color , comp, and detail are all perfect. very fine work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 9, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Bob:
Gorgeous. Perfect capture!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Sweet capture, and great BG selections Bob. Really well done in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 4:57 AM

Lovely capture Bob
i too wud like a little bit of more light near the pink areas maybe

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