Elegant Avalanche

Gallery: FloraPosted August 4, 2011107 views16 comments

Thanks for all the comments on my last image.
Shot this Avalanche Lily this morning just below the snowline in MRNP. I'm seeing a little noise but considering the settings not too bad. It was a little breezy and I had a CP on. Thanks for looking.

SuperSigma 150 Macro
f/3.3 @ 1/160 sec
ISO 800

edit:Maybe a slight halo at the bottom edge of the bud? I didn't notice it before posting.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 4, 2011 at 10:52 PM

So simple, so elegant, so enchanting.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 4, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Beautiful photo of the Avalanche Lily Bud, Bruce. There is indeed a small halo but its OK for web presentations - if you had not mentioned, I'd not have noticed it at all.

I love that blue patch in the background which moves in the direction of the Lily Bud and the graceful curve the stem is forming there.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 5, 2011 at 1:55 AM

Beautifully done Bruce. Elegant composition and fine supporting bg. I don't see enough noise to be a problem for me at all.

pat

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 5, 2011 at 6:22 AM

Beautiful image, Bruce ! The lighting and variegated bg make this for me, and the flower is beautifully sharp with lovely touches of translucency at the petal tips. I think the dof is just right ( though I wondered initially about the whole stem being sharp ). I can't myself see any noise problem btw.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 5, 2011 at 7:41 AM

Elegant in a word. The lighting and position of the bloom looks like a desk lamp casting a soft light.

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on August 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM

No worry about noise. It's magical.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 5, 2011 at 12:41 PM

Almost looks like a studio shot so that's pretty awesome me thinks. Not really noticing the halo...could be a light thing. Very elegant shot.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 5, 2011 at 3:47 PM

Sweet simplicity. I don't see anything I would change, and the noise is not objectionable.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 5, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Graceful lines, and the lily seems to make its own light. NIce work, Bruce.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on August 5, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Simple but very nice. Excellent composition.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 5, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Bruce:
Love the simplicity and the curving stem leading to the bud. Noise is a non issue. Elegant.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Very lovely, simple, clean comp and wonderful colors. I do wish the stem was a bit more in focus throughout its length.

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Comment posted by Hussain Nalwala on August 6, 2011 at 11:45 PM

With the dark BG the Lily stands out..... Beautiful
Hussain

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM

Bruce: That halo is a fatal flaw so to spare you the agony of having it ruin your day why not just send me the RAW file and all rights and I know you'll feel better

What a great find and a superb capture. I'm still not sure I see the halo and if you had not mentioned it I would not even have looked. This is a fine shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on August 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

A beauty of simplicity and elegance. It seems made of ice. Just and only beautiful, Bruce.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 7, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Hi Bruce

I find the comp, very artistic ! love the lines and the mood.

Albert Darmo

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