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Aquilegia Columbine
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Aquilegia Columbine

by Ken Smith

Gallery: FloraPosted June 8, 2012138 views13 comments
A little ballerina dancing in the garden. I played with the coloring and light to give it a night-on-stage appearance.

Nikon d300, zeiss 100mm, cable, mirror up, tripod.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 8, 2012 at 12:51 PM
A very interesting rendition Ken. Great colors and details. Excellent use of composition to set this one apart. Very cool!

Nathan
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 8, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Beautiful and unusual combination of flowers, in an elegant composition. It does remind me of a ballerina en pointe.
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 8, 2012 at 5:34 PM
Spectacle work, love the original comp and lighting Ken. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Gorgeous lighting, color, and detail. Presentation ain't bad either... :wink: Nice stuff!

(I see you are using the Zeiss. I "rented" it for a day in order to compare it to the Nikkor 105 and actually thought the Nikkor was sharper.....but I'm beginning to wonder if I was using a "bad" copy....may have to try again.)
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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on June 9, 2012 at 6:49 AM
Most interesting pose of this Columbine, Ken! Very good DOF. Only the color looks a bit odd to me. :toast:
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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on June 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Great work, Ken. I love those flowers and have never seen that color before.
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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 10, 2012 at 11:10 AM
An apt title. Looks like a tip toe dancer for sure. Like the delicate nature of the image against the blackness.
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Love the detail, lighting and processing on this beauty, Ken. I'm flipped over for it. :wink:
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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 10, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Nice shot Ken and I like the processing. Delicate but with a certain geometry that I like. :toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 11, 2012 at 4:15 AM
Ken:
Really exquisite :toast:
Wonderful light, great specimen and perfect pp.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 11, 2012 at 6:15 AM
A work of art, Ken ! The flower is superbly captured and the presentation first class.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 11, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Ken - Terrific interpretation. I think its your interpretation which makes us conjure an image of ballerina in our minds. Very nicely done and visualized. :toast:
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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 14, 2012 at 8:37 PM
very interesting, very artistic, like it a lot!!
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