Gaillardia 2

Gallery: FloraPosted August 3, 2011146 views12 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
7/23/2011 – 6:21:54 PM
1/20 sec
Aperture priority
f/13
ISO 400
Focal length 250 mm
Tripod
Deleon Springs State Park
Raw file processed in Photoshop Elements 9

I had the thought of trying to do focus stacking with images of this flower, so I shot a bunch of images with different focal points, but I don't think I'm going to really be able to do it any time soon, so I'm just posting this one.

The focus here was on the viewer's left instead of the front. The reason I chose that one to post is that there is so much more to see of the petals on the viewer's left than the ones in front. I don't know whether that works, though.

All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 3, 2011 at 10:51 PM

I cannot see any issues with this photo, Barbara. Works pretty well as presented to me and from appreciating the flower perspective, this shot does more justice than the previous one - in my opinion.

I have a suggestion for you (you spoke of sharpness etc in your previous post). Most of the zooms like 70-300, 55-250 etc are usually soft at the long end. So if you desire sharpness it may be a better idea to shoot around 200-210mm or so.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 3, 2011 at 10:56 PM

I really like your comp for this, Barbara. The curving green stem against the green BG leads to the pop of color of the flower. Very eye catching. Also like the interesting lay of various petals on this flower. I think your DOF is great for this; showing good detail but keeping a blurry BG. I think this is a great shot!

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 4, 2011 at 12:22 AM

I am not big fan of composition ( rather have diagonally , but it's more about taste........) other that the quality, sharpness and BG are stunning, thank you for sharing !!!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on August 4, 2011 at 7:57 AM

Looks really good to me Barbara, DOF and POF work well.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM

This works well for me Barbara and I also think the color is better in this one. I still like the curve in the stem. A very fine image for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Nice image. The flower stands out nicely from the background and the colors pop well.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM

I like the details in the flower and agree that the softness at the front is not a distraction. Including the curving stem gives a sense of motion, but part of me thinks there's too much stem...food for thought.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 4, 2011 at 8:45 PM

I think I like this one even better. The color and dof really make this shine!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on August 4, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Very well done. A real beauty Barbara.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on August 4, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Really nice portrait. If you do the stack later I might clean up a few spots that are more evident on the larger version, but that's a minor thing and purely subjective.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 6, 2011 at 7:56 AM

There's a lot to see, yet keeping it simple in terms of comp really makes this work for me.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM

Hi Barbara

Another great capture of the Gaillardia

A striking composition, with vivid color and detail

Albert Darmo

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