Flaming Pinwheel w/Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted September 1, 201163 views16 comments

I returned to the local dahlia farm for evening light. I found this flower to be very striking and so set up the rail for a 10 image stack. Their were a couple of OOF BG flowers that didn't contribute to the overall look so I cloned them out in PS.
REPOST WITHOUT CLIPPED PETAL, BELOW
Larger version available, "Thank you" for stopping!

canon 7D, live view for comp and manual focusing of beginning and ending shots
canon 100mm macro f2.8L IS USM
F/3.5 -0.67 1/25 ISO 100
tripod, Unisys Stackshot rail, natural light, CS4, LR2, NIK's suite filters

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 2, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Craig
Beautiful portrait in the 'Sampsonique' style. Great stack and clean bg to boot. Color looks good and the darkish look gives this a slightly mysterious mood. I like this very much as presented. Would probably work with square framing too. I am undecided about the clipped petal in the lower edge though.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 2, 2011 at 1:51 AM

Great details Craig, and I really like the BG colors. The bottom petal edge on the edge of the canvas bugs me a tad. If you can, I would add a bit of canvas and clone in a petal tip.

Nathan

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 2, 2011 at 2:57 AM

Craig, this is just striking!
Gorgeous colours, dark and moody BG to set the colours off perfectly, nice comp, and great presentation.
I too was on the fence about that clipped petal - but after coming back to this image 3 times, I believe it is a plus and adds interest.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on September 2, 2011 at 8:02 AM

I love the mood to this image and the colors are perfect. The center composition also works well. I wish the pedal on the bottom was not clipped...

Registered on September 1, 2011, 35 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 2, 2011 at 9:10 AM

The thumbnail doesn't do this justice. Great color palette and BG.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 2, 2011 at 9:16 AM

Great mood and depth in the colors creates drama. The petal "kissing" the edge can easily be fixed by either extending the canvas and adding a tip to the flower, or just cloning out some of the petal to make the tip within the borders. Well worth the effort IMHO.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 2, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Thanks for all your comments, I guess I was just lazy and thought I could slip this one with the clipped petal past you, but your sharp eyes are on the ball. Heres the updated version, fixed petal and more of a square format. I appreciate your comments and critiques!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Derek Yow on September 2, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Repost is AWESOME Craig!!

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 2, 2011 at 6:50 PM

This is beautiful work Craig. I'd put the first on my wall but it's the second I prefer. Gorgeous.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on September 2, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Very impressive photography.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 2, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Marvelous setting, Craig. The pinks in the center and edges go very well with the dark background. I prefer the repost.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 3, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Love the repost, Craig

along with terrific processing. The petals moving in clockwise direction on the periphery gives it a sense of spin wheel motion.

I really like shade of Reds in the Dahlias.

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 1:45 PM

The repost is singing, Man! Gorgeous work.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on September 5, 2011 at 12:26 PM

WOW Craig!!!! WOW! This is really something amazing! Love everything about it...one of the best flora images I have seen...

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on September 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM

The repost wins the day for me! Very artistic and interesting!

Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM

The repost is beautiful Craig. I love the harmony of the almost monochromatic colors, the back light and the background. Excellent work fo me (a frame a bit lighter ?)
Take care.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments