Hippeastrum/2

Gallery: FloraPosted February 14, 2012973 views10 comments

From the same bulb, but the other bud.
We tried to follow the suggestions for the first one. We didn't manage to fill the frame with the flower, but we tried to have a better BG (we hope). We liked the shape of the petal on the right.
It is not easy to have the right light (we don't know if this is right); unfortunately during the week we never have time to take pictures with natural light.
The buds are changing every day and we hope we'll have some shots of the open flowers soon.

Thank for looking!

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, f/10, 3.2sec, ISO200, tripod.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 14, 2012 at 6:31 PM

I really like it. A suggestion would be to use a polarizer to remove the little bit of glare. Nice composition. Love the framing with the bud nestled in the v notch.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 14, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Very color and composition. I like the muted colors of the blooms.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 14, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Like the composition here, D&L

- use of V to bring the main subject into the frame is a nice thing. Mike's idea of using a CPL for eliminating the glare is a good one.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 15, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Another great shot- Your composition is very well balanced, the colors are awesome and the almost purple color of the BG is perfect with that subject- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 15, 2012 at 2:27 PM

Enjoying this series of a beautiful flower emerging; looking forward to seeing the open flower! I didn't comment on your other one but I do think I like this one better. I like the comp in this and the colors look richer. I like the color you chose for the BG also; makes for some beautiful spring colors in this image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 15, 2012 at 6:07 PM

D&L: This one works pretty well for me. I'll echo the polarizer comments and might also suggest making some of the small bits of debris go away. Good series, keep 'em coming.>=))>

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 15, 2012 at 7:40 PM

D&L
This one is better than the previous and the bg is complementary. Can't wait to see them open up.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 16, 2012 at 6:18 AM

Another beauty, D & L ! Colour, comp and lighting all perfect for me. Might just have removed the odd speck on the L leaf but that's minor. The textures are great.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 17, 2012 at 12:26 PM

Nice use of diagonal lines with this image Daniele, lovely presentation.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 19, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Hi D&L

What an interesting series! Again, beautiful color and lines, Well done

Albert Darmo
Canada

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