Cram 4

Gallery: FloraPosted August 23, 2011442 views27 comments

Hi all.

Another cram shot to get feedback on. I am really enjoying all of the different views that these little Blue Zephyr Swan River Daisies can take on.

Any and all thoughts appreciated.

Nathan

Nikon D80, Sigma 180 macro, tripod, ISO 200, f4

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 23, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Gorgeous! Beautiful, soft colours and the lilac and yellow are marvelous together.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 23, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Nathan:
I like this one. Really gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 23, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Very fine image for my tastes Nathan. Strong comp and beautiful color. This one needs to be printed and hanging on someone's wall.

pat

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 23, 2011 at 8:46 PM

Best one yet, Nathan. No question about it.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 23, 2011 at 9:35 PM

You are such a master at these crams, we just might have to start calling you Obi-Wan.

Were but my dreams half this good.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 23, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Stronger composition and a much subtler wash (from the cram) looks a lot more appealing in this version than the previous to me, Nathan. Just the right DOF for the rim of that yellow pollen for the flower.

Lovely work

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 24, 2011 at 1:11 AM

Nathan,

I'd say, great job and attention to detail! What I mean is that where you've focused on the details, that's the focal point and the image is well grounded in the composition sense. The colors are just luscious and the soft focus everywhere else just brings out the tiny details even more.

Minor nit - you might want to clone out the sensor spot or whatever that darker circle thingy is near the bottom, right of the oof stem. Other than that, gorgeous.

Lon

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 24, 2011 at 5:52 AM

I really like this, Nathan, wonderful composition and colors...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 24, 2011 at 5:54 AM

I like this one the best of the series Nathan.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Very dreamy! Excellent.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 24, 2011 at 2:55 PM

Impressive comp, Nathan. Its all in how you make the viewer's eye travel from the left side petals and then up to the yellow of the right flower. The space beneath each flower effectively balances the image, also.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on August 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Beautiful, soft and delicate. Great image Nathan.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on August 24, 2011 at 10:06 PM

I like this one a lot, Nathan! The slightest nit is that I'd crop a millimeter off the top so the tip of the petal is more intentionally cut off. Ask my husband, I'm nuts about the tips touching...my OCD, I guess! This is probably my second favorite out of the group!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 25, 2011 at 3:00 AM

Awesome image, Nathan. I like it very much !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on August 25, 2011 at 3:51 PM

I wish I'd had as much success cramming for exams as you have with these flower shots. Really pleasing soft color throughout, contrasted by points of sharp focus. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 25, 2011 at 6:16 PM

Your usual elegant style shines through here, Nathan ! The composition produces a lovely interplay between the two blooms.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 27, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Wonderful, Nathan! Dreamlike.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Nathan: This is a home run for me. The plane of focus is compelling since you caught the center of one flower and a petal edge of the other. Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 1, 2011 at 3:22 AM

Many congrats on the EP Nathan ! This really is a super shot.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 1, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Nathan, I am back from holidays just in time for admiring this beautiful photo. You don't need to write your name under it.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 1, 2011 at 6:39 PM

Hi Nathan

sorry i'm late on this one. been away taking tests for my health problems. this is a very inspired composition. You have created a beautiful work of art.!!. congrats on the well deserved EP

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 1, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 2, 2011 at 2:17 AM

Thank you everyone!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on September 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Great flora shot- Excellent treatment of light, perfect DOF and awesome colours on this one- My best congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 2, 2011 at 10:35 PM

This is nice too, Nathan but in the previous one there was less of the background showing which was a positive there. Here I like seeing more of the main flower compared to the WP one. Tough call, really.

May be I'll escape by saying both shots have solid merits

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 4, 2011 at 1:02 AM

PERFECT! You're the master of cram, Nathan, no doubt about it. Congrats on yet another Pick for yet another amazing image.

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 4, 2012 at 6:48 AM

Excellent, Nathan.

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