Hardy Hibiscus

Gallery: FloraPosted September 24, 201174 views7 comments

D300 Nikon 18-200 @ 200mm F38 4 sec ISO100

Inside setup with artificial light including penlight to "paint" the pistol

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 24, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Beautiful rich color against the darkness Bob. Very dramatic. I think your pen light work turned out really well here.

pat

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 24, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Beautiful work Bob, the colour is stunning !

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Oooh, I really like the dark rich colors in this. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by David E Lester on September 25, 2011 at 1:24 PM

Really stunning...nice work!!!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 25, 2011 at 6:20 PM

These petal textures ...swirling lines are terrific. A nice counterpoint to the popping pistol....esp the glowing tips...beautifully presented.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 25, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Bob:
Excellent painting technique to make the pistil standout! Like the darkness of the petals with just enough details to show the texture. Very interesting image overall as presented.

As an alternative I would interested to try see what this would look without the two sepals between the petal cracks.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 26, 2011 at 10:45 PM

Very nice, dark Hibiscus Bob. I like the rich color. Nice lighting too.

Nathan

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