Yellow Flower REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted September 10, 201169 views14 comments

This can't be a weed, it is too beautiful and flashy but it just grew up among some shrubbery and was not planted by us. I'm expecting someone to say "that's a ..."

I have been shooting most all flowers inside with studio lighting and the other day it was so windless that I shot this outside.

E-5 w/ 50mm F2 macro
1/640 sec @ F 3.5, -0.7 EV
ISO 100 tripod

Large view provided

If you have critique or comments they will certainly be appreciated.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on September 10, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Really nice Charlie.... I love the lighting here. Is this flashed? Great little details... but I DO wish that the whole flower was in focus as I find the near petals a bit distracting. Very nice though. (And my first thought on ID is black-eyed susan, but I really don't know.)

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 10, 2011 at 9:12 PM

No flash, David but I used a silver sided reflecter, to the left, to brighten this. I think it is smaller than black-eyed susans but am really not sure. I have some other shots of this flower which I may post later that are more uniformly in focus. I just liked the side light detail on most of the petals and that is why I went with this first.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 11, 2011 at 12:04 AM

Charlie: Really good use of the reflector and a fine capture. The only thing that would make this better is if you could burn/clone away the stem. Nicely crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 11, 2011 at 5:54 AM

Sorry but I can't ID this either. It's not anything I recall seeing.

Superb comp for my tastes. I can understand the suggestion already made but I like this as posted. Perfect yellows. No suggestions on my part.

pat

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on September 11, 2011 at 7:43 AM

Beautiful shot, but I agree with David that out-of-focus area is a bit distracting. Love the light.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 11, 2011 at 11:10 AM

Charlie,
I love your comp and that yellow against the dark background is superb. I don't know the ID but this is a very nice flower.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 11, 2011 at 11:34 AM

No idea on the ID. Good job on the comp and exposure. I'd prefer a little more DOF to get the right (closer) side of the center in focus, but good as is.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 11, 2011 at 12:58 PM

I'm another wishing the center was all sharp, but a well composed and shot image.
Bob

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 11, 2011 at 3:15 PM

Lovely flower. Might be one of the arnicas (arrowleafed, perhaps?) a nice capture but the bright spot in the bg just off the lh leaf keeps pulling my eyes away from the main subject. Your color is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 11, 2011 at 4:48 PM

Charlie, the color and textures that you've captured in the petals and head on the left are terrific. The bright off petals on the right are a big distraction, you might try burning them in. There are too many "sunflowers" and coneflowers to ID this from your picture. It's a beautiful flower.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 11, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Thanks all for critiques and comments. Here is another shot with all petals in better focus, but upper right ones a bit blown. I have never used a reflecter before and didn't get it right. Oh, well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 12, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Charlie:
Both versions are beautiful. Others have voice their wish for sharper petals but I the selective focus. The exposure looks fine to me.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 12, 2011 at 11:47 AM

The color and detail in the in focus petals is so excellent that I find wish I could see all of the petals like those. So, I guess I am agreeing with David. And, I like Bill's suggestion on darkening the stem some. Still, that lens and your processing make for some great clarity. Great work on the lighting and the color.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 13, 2011 at 9:58 PM

Hi Charlie

Sorry on the ID, My book covers only the east coast.

great images, for an outside shot' The colors and light are well done.on both images ... too bad about the stem. on the first one. :rolleyes
Albert Darmo
Canada:

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