Bunchberry

Gallery: FloraPosted July 8, 201154 views11 comments

Bunchberry. Adjusted contrast, saturation. Used Nik software to increase the detail. Cloned out a random leaf.
7D
f22
iso 640
1/100 sec

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 8, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Todd, This is lovely

- I like how the 3 blooms go in a semi-circle and the depth of field - good call on F/22. I might think of darkening slightly the light colored wood visible in the top right corner but its a very minor thing, really.

Lovely photo

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 8, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Great shot Todd. I really like the natural/environmental presentation of the image.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 9, 2011 at 2:25 AM

I love these little guys. Dogwood is one of my favorite flowers and this mini version is really interesting. Great composition and technicals in this image. There are a lot of natural flaws in the bottom and middle blooms themselves which alter the overall quality of the image IMO.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 9, 2011 at 4:54 AM

Thanks for all the comments everybody. Thanks Dan I was wondering what peoples opinions are about those natural flaws. Should I fix natural flaws or not?

Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 9, 2011 at 5:38 AM

Love the comp and the darkness in this Todd. I'm good with the light value in the URC but would probably clone out the bit of wood showing on the viewer's left side of the image. Good looking image for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 9, 2011 at 8:44 AM

Todd: Wonderful little scene and a fine comp. I like the lighting and for me the wood in the upper part of the frame is a plus element. I'm OK with the flaws as they are. I don't find any of them particularly eye grabbing and in fact the missing petal on the lower bloom adds a bit of interest. Well seen and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM

Very nice scene. The flaws are not an issue for me but I agree that bringing down the brightness of the wood might improve the image.

Peter

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM

I like your comp on this with the line of 3 flowers. Good choice of aperture and nice processing. As to getting rid of the flaws, I guess it's up to you and what you wish to say with the picture. If it were mine, however, I probably would have cloned out the spots on the flowers and the left wood piece and possibly the grayish wood piece on the right center side. But I also think it looks great as is, Todd.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Beautiful comp Todd. The detail in the green leaves is stunning and the wood bg perfectly complements the Bunchberry.

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

Great natural scene Todd. Very well captured and displayed.
Bob

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 5:24 AM

Very nice capture Todd, very intimate looking scene this
i wud jus brighten the flowers by a bit & darken the wodd by quite a bit

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