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by Todd Bielby

Gallery: FloraPosted August 30, 201153 views11 comments
This was a somewhat set up shot. Mother nature gave me the idea but the BG was kind of plain.
7D
f4.5
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iso 100

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 30, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Beautiful, Todd.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on August 30, 2011 at 9:49 AM
Very well conceptualized Todd :toast:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Cam Held on August 30, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Well done! :toast:
-Cam
Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 30, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Interesting comp. the bg is nice and the colors are great.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 30, 2011 at 1:01 PM
This is a beautiful shot, Todd! Great comp and fantastic BG. Great detail on the leaf and stems. I might have cropped off just a bit from the top to get rid of dark spot on the stem but also good as is. Very creative even if Mother nature gave you an assist!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Ditto on Caroline's crop suggestion, but still, this is gorgeous and the comp is superb!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 30, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Neat comp Todd. I also like the idea of a slight crop from the top. I like the red and green in this but I think it might also be interesting as a black and white conversion. Certainly nothing wrong with it as posted.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 30, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Really pretty image, Todd. I would go with the crop as well, but minor stuff.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 30, 2011 at 7:55 PM
Excellent vision there, Todd. Great melange of colors with red dominating the frame with the X. Killer photo. As an aside, I think a little more frontal depth of field might have been great also.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 30, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Todd:
Creative composition with strong colors. Like the bg wash as well. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 31, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Hi Todd. I love the colors, and the lines are very interesting. I am not sure that this is my favorite, but it is different, and I like what you are trying here.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments