Yellow Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted August 24, 201190 views8 comments

Here is another flower from Cedar Canyon. The wildflowers have been great this year. I have had a lot of fun trying to do different perspectives of them. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/60
Aperture f8
ISO 160
70mm
Tripod
Post Processing in PSE9

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on August 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Richard,

I quite like this in number of ways. First, the color scheme is quite pleasing with the combination of the yellow and subtle, pale pastels of the background. And that background - very intriguing because that long stem? looks more like a crack in ice or glass thrown way oof - or something. I think that the bg is working really well and supporting the composition. Lastly, the flower itself has just enough depth and sharpness to carry the image, with a great supporting background and design.

The only nitpick I have would be to suggest cloning out the numerous sensor spots or artifacts - most of them to the right of the flower. I love that bg, just smooth it out a little more with some minor cloning.

Lon

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Richard: I like the comp and subject a lot. A touch more DOF to bring out some more detail in the flower and more definition to the stem would suit me a little better. Well seen.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM

Richard, what a cool looking flower

. Wish the flower was in better shape and my comments would mirror what Bill said.

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Richard:
Nicely seen and composed. Wish the flower was not past prime but you get what you are given. Like the placement of the flower in this image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on August 24, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Richard,
I like the unconventional composition -- that diagonal stem really makes it work well. (I am a fan of that lens, too.)
Looks like time to clean the sensor -- there must be be some pretty big stuff there to show up at f/8.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM

This is lovely, Richard ! I love the contrast in light between the upper and lower halves of the flower and the whole image carries a sense of peace and isolation. Maybe a touch more dof ? - but this is fine for me as is.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 25, 2011 at 12:06 PM

I apprecitate how the diffused stem ushers the flower smack into view, coming from the ULC.

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on August 25, 2011 at 2:44 PM

Very nice composition. I really like the bold color of the flower against the pastels in the BG.

Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments