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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 14, 2011117 views10 comments

Photo of a poppy taken in the corn field behind my garden. Softness was my aim so I shot through the corn that was swaying in the wind, trying to keep the focus on the - also moving - poppy. A brief moment of almost stilness resulted in this shot.

Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S VR 300mm f/2,8, hand-held
ISO 400, f/5,0, 1/320

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM

I like this well enough; the colors match well and there is enough detail in the poppy to satisfy. There is also a lot of wasted canvas, which diminishes the subject's command of the image.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 14, 2011 at 3:27 PM

Thank you Phil, for your comment. The 'wasted space' was intentional, I wanted to give the poppy some space to look into, as it were. And I liked the subtle color differences in the corn enough to make it a large canvas. To me, making the image square just isn't the same, but I suppose that's taste. Thanks again for your comment, much appreciated!

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on July 14, 2011 at 6:13 PM

I love this shot. The poppy seems sharp, and the beautiful textures left by the waving corn stalks give it a very appealing, dreamy quality. I like the open space around the poppy too. I wouldn't change a thing! Very nicely done, Ingrid. Very creative, too.

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 14, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Ingrid:
Its nice to get re-acquainted with your image again. Lovely poppy framed by the soft pastel. Like it as posted!

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 15, 2011 at 7:30 AM

Beautiful shot! The wash is excellent and the space around the flower works in my opinion. Wonderful hues and detail as well. Nicely done.

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

Comment posted by Jared Atencio on July 15, 2011 at 10:52 AM

This is beautifully executed Ingrid. Almost looks like a textured composite, but much nicer

The extra space around the image works very well here, no nits whatsoever.

Registered on June 23, 2009, 21 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM

beautiful image, Ingrid...I like these soft flower images a lot!!!

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 21, 2011 at 4:04 PM

Ingrid: After looking at Soft II I had to take a look at the first. This is beautiful and here the negative space on the right works pretty well for me since the flower is "looking" that way. Good vision, good photography. >=))>

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Comment posted by Doris Burdick on July 21, 2011 at 4:22 PM

I love this image, its softness and muted colors. The large canvas does not bother me at all.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 23, 2011 at 4:19 PM

Oooh, I'm loving this! Absolutely beautiful - definitely needs to be printed large and hung proudly on the wall.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments