celandine

Gallery: FloraPosted June 1, 201287 views12 comments

Another photo taken same day same time.
does this work better?

D300
F/3.2
1/80
ISO 250
105mm macro

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM

I think I would go back for another look. My gut tells me that if you are going to do short DOF shots, you need to fill up or even overflow the frame. I do like the light and the subject. The colors are great.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 1, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Too small in the frame for me, with a lot of unused space in the top half.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM

The blue and yellow are really stunning, but I think I would crop this photo more. The ratio of background to flower is too large.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 1, 2012 at 7:40 PM

The light looks very interesting but its effect gets lost in the size of the subject....agree with the other comments to get in a little closer.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 1, 2012 at 9:15 PM

Very colorful, Elisabeth. The blue background contrast beautifully with the backlit yellow flowers. A little cropping (ok, maybe a little more than a little), and you have a winner.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 2, 2012 at 9:13 AM

The flower and the light are lovely. I could see cropping or a larger subject as others have suggested, but I can also see this as a "minimalist" view provided you can get a more uniform blue background and lose the hint of yellow where the stem meets the frame.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 2, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Wonderful lighting here, Elisabeth. I really would like to see it up closer though.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 3, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Hi Elisabeth

Nice to see you posting again at Flora

The light, color and detail on the bloom are fascinating., so is the BG......... agree with the others about a crop to make this a winner

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Beautiful colors. Agree cropping dark areas would enhance immensely.

lucy

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 3, 2012 at 8:23 PM

Elisabeth - Another nice one with a complementary blue background. Agree with others on the cropping suggestions. I think even a square crop may suit this better.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM

So lovely against the blue !! Beautiful shot !

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 5, 2012 at 2:07 PM

Such a recognizable style! Pure art. The blue background is genius.

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