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Flower and Rock
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Flower and Rock

by Richard Teller

Gallery: FloraPosted May 27, 201271 views7 comments
We were in Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park last week. We were hiking a trail in the Bear Lake region when I saw this flower growing out a growing out of crevice of this rock. At first was going to identify this as an aster, but asters bloom in the fall, so I am not sure of the id of the flower. Thanks for all comments and critiques.

Canon 40D
Sigma 70-300
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/250
Aperture f8
ISO 100
300mm
cropped to 80% of original
Color correction in PSE9

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 28, 2012 at 1:17 AM
Richard: I've seen these little guys in RMNP before. Nice find and a fine capture in tough light. Nicely done.>=))>
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 28, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Great eye and capture Richard, and I like your depth of focus. Well done in my opinion.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Richard:
Nice take on these little flowers. The main bloom is really nice and sharp against the OOF rock. No suggestions.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Tate on May 28, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Nice contrast between flower and BG, nicer shot!
Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments
Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 28, 2012 at 8:07 AM
What a perfect little flower........ it stands out so well against the contrast of the rock! Good sharp focus with oof background.. I like this one alot! :toast:
Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 28, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Richard - I like the terrific focus on the main bloom. This might be Aspen Aster but I am not 100% sure.

You handled the strong light very well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 1:54 AM
A wonderful shot .The colors are well saturated with very good lighting. Excellent focusing. Well chosen viewpoint. Nicely done Richard. :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments