Daylily

Gallery: FloraPosted July 12, 2011123 views22 comments

Daylily is a very good flower for abstracts - followed by Dahlias and Tulips (for me). Daylilies come in many types, sizes and colors and infinite possibilities exist for creative compositions.

We have a patch at the local gardens where the lilies face West (and hence the throat and top rear petal from the back face East). I wait for the sun to rise to a point to light the throat and the top petal from the rear to make this kind of abstract. Its narrow 3-4 minute window to get the shot.

ND200, 50mm F/1.8 lens with 36mm of Tubes (a lot easier with just 36mm), F/3.2, 1/50 Sec, ISO200 and handheld.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Rose Abstract-2 and do let me know what you think of this one (truly hoping that my effort translated into something meaningful and appealing).

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 13, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Wow this one is spectacular. The light is incredible. The landscape folks talk about "God rays" and I think you used that 3-4 minute window to distill them in a flower.

Peter

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 13, 2011 at 12:56 AM

Ram:
This is beautiful. The ray of light seems to originate from the center of the flower and shoot upwards. Amazing how you caught this in 3-4 minutes. It would take me 3-4 millennium to figure out how to compose this

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Comment posted by Sarah Clarehart on July 13, 2011 at 2:06 AM

I so love this whole series of yours. The light in this one is just out of this world!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 13, 2011 at 4:40 AM

Just like the beams in Antelope Canyon. Must call this Daylily canyon.

Wonderful job Ram. The colour palette comes from a dream.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 13, 2011 at 9:18 AM

Lovely color and the light is a perfect catch. Very nice abstract

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 13, 2011 at 9:31 AM

Another beautiful abstract Ram! The lighting is amazing and the texture is really splendid. Well done!

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM

One of your best! (I see a tiny hand wrapping around the base of the petal at the bottom of the frame)....terrific abstract!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Hi Ram

love how you captured the light and color.

Its a kind of rainbow effect. truly inspired work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Another stunner, Ram! Wonderful colors, lighting, comp. Love the soft look of this. Do you apply any softening filter in processing or is this just from your large aperture? It's so perfect!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Do you apply any softening filter in processing or is this just from your large aperture? It's so perfect!

Exactly as shot, Carolyn

- no filter applied during processing or at the time of the shoot. Its simply the result of wide aperture used.

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 13, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Yep I can pick your photos out from the crowd! Great job Ram.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 13, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Ram,

Once again, I think this is my favorite so far for the year. "Gorgeous" doesn't really do it justice.

pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 13, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Oh !!!. Thank you so much, Pat

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 13, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Ram, I won't go quite as far Pat as I think you have posted some truly outstanding images this year, but this is certainly an exceptionally beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 13, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Thanks, Scott. I just enjoy making photos with very original compositions.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 14, 2011 at 10:38 AM

Ram, another wonderful work of art, just superb in every way.
Bob

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on July 14, 2011 at 1:43 PM

I think your efforts were very wothwhile Ram! I can say I tried to shoot some abstracts of these little devils last weekend and failed miserably! This makes me want to try again, but I'm sure I'll fall short of what you've captured here. Sheer beauty!

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on July 14, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Another beautiful abstract Ram! Great color palette and excellent lighting. You have a great touch and eye for these shots.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 15, 2011 at 1:17 AM

Magical

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 15, 2011 at 8:12 PM

You just need to be in a gallery. People would pay big money to see huge prints of your work, Ram.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on July 16, 2011 at 1:41 PM

I appreciate your dedication to getting this image and it has paid off. Exceptional image Ram.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM

Ram: I don't think all that many folks appreciate how sun angle and light quality affect what is possible with abstracts. Your familiarity with the environment you're working really shows through in the final results. Fantastic color palette and swooping lines. Masterful image. >=))>

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