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Nature's Combos #7
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Nature's Combos #7

by Nancy Lea Sandy

Gallery: FloraPosted February 15, 201258 views8 comments
Melilotus officinalis (Yellow Sweetclover)
Aster intergrifolius (Thickstemmed Aster)

A pretty combination of foothill wild flowers. I'm wondering if filling the frame with them works or if I should have given them some more room. Suggestions for improvement are greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking

Canon T1i
1/1000sec f/5.6 55mm

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 15, 2012 at 11:54 AM
What a beautiful variety of textures and colors in this image, Nancy Lea! I think your frame filling comp works great for this. My only minor nit is wishing the two bottom OOF yellow flowers could be more in focus. It may have even worked to crop these out, don't know. See what others think. Irregardless it's a beautiful wildflower image and a great find.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 15, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Nancy: Do a small bottom crop like Carolyn recommended and then print it large. For me filling the frame is the only way to go with scenes like this. Very nicely done.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 15, 2012 at 8:21 PM
Nancy:
Frame filling is the way to go. Works beautifully.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 16, 2012 at 6:11 AM
Lovely, Nancy ! I think this mass of flowers works so well for me because there seems to be a swing up from the lower R binding everything together. I think maybe at both top and bottom the oof flowers might be cropped, but I do really like this as is.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 16, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Very nice. This looks like a florist's arrangement and I too really like the filled frame. I do wish that the sweetclover bloom near the top center was in focus.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 16, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Superb splattering of colors...kind of a Riot of Colors, Nancy :cool: - everything looks nice to me. If anything, the OOF elements could have been in focus but its a minor thing.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 18, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Hi Nancy :wavey: Beautuifully composed :smile: The variety of detail and color make this a beautiful capture :smile:
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 18, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Quite a feast of colour Nancy, makes me wish for summer!!! :toast:
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