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Gallery: FloraPosted September 9, 201162 views12 comments

Jardin des plants, on a rainy morning. The flower is from a bean plant.
ISO 200, shutterspeed 1/400,Nikon D 90, no tripod,

Comments appreciated

Sindy

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 9, 2011 at 7:54 AM

Hi Sindy, This is really very nice and well composed. I like the flowers which I am not familiar with and the colors and OOF BG help compliment the blooms. My only very minor suggestion would be to try using a tripod next time. It may need a bit of sharpening to allow for handheld. Still a well composed and taken image.

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2011 at 8:01 AM

I like the progression of flowers, showing the evolution of the blossom—the changing of colors, the opening of the blossom, etc. The BG is pleasing and complementary, allowing the subject to stand out. An interesting plant and a solid image. A tripod would help in maintaining sharpeness.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on September 9, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Very colorful.

The BG color palette shines here. Parts of the main subject are a little soft, but I would attribute this to a very shallow DOF rather than being handheld as other areas do look sharp.

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

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 9, 2011 at 4:16 PM

A cloud of colors, Sindy. Did you use a flash light?
Take care.

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

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 9, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Wonderful colors and composition Sindy, very well done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 9, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Very lovely work Sindy. I love the effect and beauty.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 9, 2011 at 10:22 PM

I love the color palette and the bg Sindy. I might like a touch more dof but understand the difficulty. Beautiful as posted.

pat

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 10, 2011 at 3:53 AM

Sindy:
I like the comp with the progression of buds in increasing size, changing color and sharpness. The bg palette is very nice. Wonderful image.

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

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 10, 2011 at 3:58 AM

Hi Sindy. A very pretty B here, with some interesting blooms. I think a bit more sharpness up the stem would help.

Nathan

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

Comment posted by Sindy Burk on September 10, 2011 at 4:42 AM

Hi guys, well it was bloody windy, so there was not much I could do about that, should invest in a tripod though.
Never use flash outside, hate those things, for portraits in the studio- fine, apart from that I keep my hands of them ;(

Thanks for the comments,

bisous SIndy

Registered on October 28, 2010, 29 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 10, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Sindy: This actually looks OK to me from the standpoint of proper sharpness. I don't see any motion blur which would be the result of poor hand holding so I don't think a tripod would make much difference. Where you need to be a touch more precise (and this might be even easier HH) is in managing the plane of focus. If that was lined up properly with the stem I would guess this DOF would work fine. I do like the BG you got. Well seen and a very pleasing result.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 11, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Hi sindy

beautifully seen and captured........ alluring color and fine detail. considering this was taken outdoors in the wind... for low light shots, a tripod is a must

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments