Annual beauty

Gallery: FloraPosted September 25, 201195 views11 comments

This annual, Lantana, is blooming so beautifully right now in my flower bed. I love its mix of vibrant colors.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/2.8 for 1/200 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted. Straight down shot directly above flower bed.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 25, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Stunning work Carolyn ! Love the DOF !

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 25, 2011 at 10:14 PM

Beautiful colors, nice triangular comp, and wow -- how did you ever get all that in focus at f/2,8? Great job lining up all the flowers in one plane.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Carolyn:
Beautifully done. Like the dark bg and triangular placement.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 26, 2011 at 1:04 AM

This is stunning, Carolyn. Wayne pointed out your accomplishment here so well I'll ditto his critique.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 26, 2011 at 2:47 AM

A real beauty

Mauro

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 26, 2011 at 10:51 AM

Fine composition, Carolyn

with that implied triangle. I also like the subject selection - one with open blooms and the other two bunches with just the buds. Nice !

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 26, 2011 at 6:41 PM

A very accomplished and beautiful image Carolyn. Super comp and plane of focus control.

pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 26, 2011 at 6:45 PM

The rich vibrant colors are great! Really pop off the screen.The comp is excellent as well.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 27, 2011 at 6:58 AM

This really hits Carolyn...the plane of focus is beyond words for me. Superb work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 27, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Hi Carolyn

As Pat said, "super comp and plane of focus control"...... At F/2.8. you did a marvelous job on this image.
Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 29, 2011 at 1:22 PM

The composition of the flowers is splendid and tasteful. The stability of the upper side, with the circle, is in contrast with the movement in the lower area, with the diagonal line. Excellent photo for me.
Take care.

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