Mariposa Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted May 30, 2012118 views12 comments

These elegant wildflowers are native in California. Mariposa means butterfly in Spanish, and it seems an appropriate name. They bloom at the end of our wildflower season.

Canon 5d, MkIII, ISO 200, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, hand-held.

Just got LR4 and it's a lot easier to get the right size!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Kathy,
you are presenting excellently composed and finely detailed lily image with nice simple colors in very good light. A great POV. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 31, 2012 at 2:42 AM

Kathy:
You are showing off these beauty in a very nice light. The soft shadow on the upper surface of the petal and the curls on the side are captivating. Nicely done.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 31, 2012 at 6:50 AM

Another superbly composed portrait. I really like the separation of subject to BG and the light to shadow. Wonderful image.
Bob

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 31, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Well composed. Delicate.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 31, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Kathy - Nicely composed in some well handled lighting. Curls add some additional interest. I would not mind a slight crop from the top.

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on June 1, 2012 at 6:40 AM

Kathy, beautiful showing of the bud and the flower together.. I love your composition!

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 1, 2012 at 11:25 AM

A very elegant presentation, with the arching stems and vase like shape of the flower. The lighting and background are great.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 1, 2012 at 4:53 PM

A nice composition and good technicals.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on June 1, 2012 at 9:03 PM

Very pretty shot Kathy! Great light and depth. I like the POV and the background, but what i like the most is how the bud echos the lines of the main bloom in a softer focus. Nice job!

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments

Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 2, 2012 at 11:55 AM

this is very beautiful, elegant and clear image. Lovely BG also. Specially like the little curls in the light, they really make the image for me.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 145 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 3, 2012 at 5:09 PM

This works well. Only nit is the darkish stem just below bud is somewhat distracting.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 5, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Really well done! I like your pof, dof, and pov.

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