Hosta flower buds

Gallery: FloraPosted February 6, 2012112 views15 comments

I have many hostas which are usually grown for their leaves but the flowers can have their good points also.

This was taken several years ago after a spring shower before the various flower buds opened up.

Panasonic DMC-FZ28. 86mm at F/4.4 for 1/125 sec. ISO 200. Natural lighting.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 6, 2012 at 2:08 PM

This is really nice. Excellent dof for F4.4. The raindrops really add a lot of interest.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 6, 2012 at 2:23 PM

Beautiful capture of an often forgotten flower. These buds are interesting in all different stages. Congratulations on a great image!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 6, 2012 at 3:42 PM

Wonderful shot, with excellent light. Great colours.

D&L

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 6, 2012 at 5:26 PM

Wonderful clarity about this image, Carolyn ! Love the colouring and the droplets, set on the perfect bg.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 6, 2012 at 5:59 PM

Wonderful capture of a difficult flower to get right. You've done it proud.

Fantastic colour palette Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 6, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Carolyn: Pure eye candy! Love the color palette, DOF and the BG. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 6, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 6, 2012 at 11:00 PM

Carolyn:
Nice image. Like the color and the drops. Some noticeable noise in the bg but probably due to small sensor.

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 7, 2012 at 12:15 AM

Very nice DOF at 4.4. Loved the colors as well.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 7, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Gary: I did run the noise reduction filter over just the background several times but I guess I should have done more.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 7, 2012 at 4:35 PM

Excellent all around! Very nice use of shallow DOF!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 7, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Nice alignment with the plane of focus Carolyn. Great color and richness in the shot. I like the water droplets.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Beautiful! We haven't gotten any hosta flowers in years...the dear think they're candy! Love the details and the water drops.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 8, 2012 at 6:03 PM

Carolyn , Beautifully presented flower, the colours are so wonderfully rich and love the BG !!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 11, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Hi Carolyn

Excellent capture of the colors and detail of the Hosta flower bud

Albert Darmo
Canada

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