Sensuous Iris

Gallery: FloraPosted May 29, 2012508 views10 comments

It couldn't have been a better 4-day weekend for my photographing. Who can complain when you have a beautiful, comfortable morning, a huge garden of flowers in front of you as you happily shoot amid the sound of rush hour traffic after the big holiday! I worked these one day with the macro lens, the next with my Lensbaby with a 2.8 aperture, and today with a 4.0 aperture for a little better depth. As my name suggests, my favorites are the lighter colors and big petals the have nice curve and character. The possibilities are endless with this lens. I know that the extreme soft focus does not work for everyone, but it sure makes me happy to enjoy them! Thanks for taking a look!

Canon 5D Mark II
Lensbaby double glass optic with 4.0 aperture set
50mm
ISO-160
1/400th of a second exposure

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on May 29, 2012 at 3:37 PM

I really like extreme soft focus in macro shots as long as there is a sharply focused area strategically placed somewhere in the image for our eye to settle on, as there is here.

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 29, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Ned, I love the tight focus and the curves of this petal.. nice job!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 29, 2012 at 6:20 PM

Hi Ned

If yiu were a painter, you would be an impressionist

well composed with fascinating lines and color

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 29, 2012 at 8:11 PM

I like the effect the Lensbaby gave to this flower image with the focus on the fuzzy middle (don't know proper terms for this) and the rest of the flower in decreasing focus. Your comp of this flower with a slight rightward tilt gives a nice flow to the image. It all works together to certainly create an image that is sensuous looking. Great shot, Ned!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 29, 2012 at 8:19 PM

Just beautiful, a wonderful subject for lensbaby magic !

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 29, 2012 at 9:50 PM

Ned- Just a terrific flowing effect for this Iris from the Lensbaby. Just try this if you can on more colorful Irises.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on May 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Thanks for the feedback! I should have many more to post. I have around 1250 images from the weekend to go through!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 1:20 AM

Excellent iris detail presentation. Perfect choice of crop and very nice handling of the lighting. Nice colors as well. Well done Ned.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 30, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Beautioful colors and curves. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Very dynamic image, Ned ! I do like the soft feel - it gives a sense of movement as if the wind were catching the flower - beautifully conceived and executed.

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