Gaillardia (I think)

Gallery: FloraPosted July 31, 2011153 views10 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
7/23/2011 – 9:07:03 PM
1/60 sec
Aperture priority
f/9
ISO 400
Focal length 194.0 mm
Tripod
Deleon Springs State Park Butterfly Garden
Raw file processed in Photoshop Elements 9

On this one the only thing I cloned out was a partial leaf on the left-hand side, otherwise I was able to (and remembered to) move everything else out of the way that was close to the flower in the background. About the front petals, which should be very sharp, I seem to be going through a stage that I just can't get good sharpness, and I haven't figured it out yet. But also with the plane of this flower in relation to my camera lens, I think there would be no way to get the center at all in focus, so is this a situation where that's okay or would it have been better for me to use a different POV? I really like this POV, which is why I did it this way, but I'd like to know if it's not really appropriate. All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 31, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Beautifully done, Barbara

- I like the selective focus on the near petals and the curve in the stem.

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

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 31, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Excellent comp and overall image. No problem for me with the POV and DOF. I like the graceful stem, tilted head, and very nice BG. I have two very minor suggestion. There are a couple dust spots (?) on the flower at about 1:00 o'clock I'd clone, as well as an imperfection or something at 5:00 o'clock. Fix those and print it.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 31, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Barbara,

This is beautifully done. I like the pov very much and the bg is superb as is the bend in the stem. I think the lack of sharpness you see here is due to it being a little over saturated. My guess is if you back off some on the red or play with the hue a little that if will appear sharper to you - maybe the yellow as well. A very fine image as posted for my tastes.

pat

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

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 1, 2011 at 6:32 AM

Wonderful portrait Barbara. I agree with Scott on the little fixes, but this is very well captured and displayed in my opinion. Superb work.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 1, 2011 at 8:58 AM

No problem with the dof in this shot. The curved stem adds movement and you've got attention focused where it needs to be, the front of the flower. You could increase the aperture (f/16 or higher) to get more dof, but by the time you get to the last couple of stops on a lens, you'll see a noticeable decrease in contrast due to diffraction.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on August 1, 2011 at 9:27 AM

I really like this POV Barbabra, & the curving stem makes this special

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM

I like the pov, it is different from the standard head on view. With the pov the dof works really well. Very nice image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 1, 2011 at 6:48 PM

Barbara:
No problem with POV. However, I do wish for a little more dof. Nice as posted though.

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 2, 2011 at 9:47 PM

Hi Barbara

A very fine composition! The pov, color and bg are beautifully done
Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 4, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Nice comp and I also like your dof and pof choices. The color is quite vibrant.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments