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Portrait of an Azalea
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Portrait of an Azalea

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: FloraPosted May 20, 2012106 views13 comments
I found this Azalea bush blooming at my daughter's house. I don't know what variety it is but I thought the flowers were quite beautiful. The flower seemed large for an Azalea, about 3-4 inches across. I used my black velvet cloth to separate this flower/leaf group from the rest of the bush.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/16 for 1.6 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 20, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Nicely done! This is a flower that I've found difficult to photograph. You've done an admirable job isolating the flower and its surrounding leaf structure. :wavey:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 20, 2012 at 11:43 PM
Carolyn:
Beautifully done. Not an easy flower to photograph. Like the black bg. :toast:
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Comment posted by Herb Sennet on May 21, 2012 at 5:17 AM
A beautiful flower anyway Carolyn. I like the composition and the isolation on black. A small series executed in the same way would be lovely.
Herb
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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 21, 2012 at 6:10 AM
Beautiful, Carolyn. :toast:
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 21, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Lovely. Nice technique and execution to end up with beautiful portrait. :toast:
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Great depth and nice color Carolyn. Great way to isolate the bloom from the rest of the bush.

Nathan
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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 21, 2012 at 12:38 PM
This is just lovely.. you found a perfect bloom.. great with the black background. , nicely detailed.. :toast:
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 21, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Simply stunning. Wonderful choice of BG it really make the Azaleas colours and detail pop ! :toast:
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 21, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Beautiful colors and details! Nicely done.
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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 22, 2012 at 7:13 AM
Excellent Carolyn. Great exposure with perfect details. Nicely done. :smile:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM
What a beautiful azalea! Great use of your background cloth.
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 23, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Very well captured. Great comp of a busy subject :wavey:
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Hi Carolyn :wavey: Almost missed this exceptional post :jump: As i mentioned before, all your work has sublime light, which i think is the most important factor in photography. this one is no exception, the detail and color are also perfect :toast:
Albert Darmo
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