Phlox Whorl

Gallery: FloraPosted June 10, 2012134 views16 comments

A shallow DOF photo of a Pink Phlox.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor, F/5.6, 1/400 Sec, ISO400, Diffuser, 36mm of ET and Tripod.

Thanks for your comments on Clematis-2 and do let me know your thoughts on this one.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM

Gorgeous. Very creative use of a shallow DOF.

I just got the 200 micro and am considering extension tubes. What are you using?

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 10, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Mark - You will be very happy with the 200mm. There are many other lenses which will rival it on sharpness and other technical parameters but I love the barrel of this lens. Its so well built and smooth. I am using Kenko Tubes - 36mm, 20mm and 12mm (IIRC). On the 36mm Tube which I use often, I do see a little play between the Tube-Lens. May be just my copy - but something I can manage with.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on June 10, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Thanks, Ram. I've been leaning toward the Kenko while shooting with my 105 for the past couple of years but was hoping/waiting for Nikon to update their extension tubes. Doesn't look like that is going to happen anytime soon....

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM

Cool shot Ram. It has a molten/volcanic look to it that I like.....expresses movement. Nice.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 11, 2012 at 1:08 AM

Absolutely stunning! Great flow to the image and gradiation in color which provides the varying "hills and valleys."

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 11, 2012 at 1:37 AM

Perfect!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on June 11, 2012 at 2:27 AM

A wonderful softness on this one, Ram- Great colors, perfect composition and a skillful DOF managing- Another beauty, Fabio

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 11, 2012 at 3:29 AM

Ram:
I feel like being suck into this pink hole. Wonderful effect.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 11, 2012 at 6:11 AM

Simply first class, Ram ! Very little I can add - wonderfully sensuous and superbly composed.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 11, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Delicious Temptation, is a phrase that comes to mind while viewing this. Well done, Ram.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 11, 2012 at 7:53 AM

This draws ones eye inexorably towards the flowers center, a real treat for the senses

I like the way this image "flows" as already stated, very nice Ram!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on June 11, 2012 at 8:27 AM

Excellent Ram!
Looks like some kind of vortex.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on June 11, 2012 at 4:32 PM

wonderful composition!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 11, 2012 at 6:11 PM

I love the color and the feeling of the vortex Ram. Very nice work.

Nathan

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM

Excellent macro image, Ram.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 13, 2012 at 9:28 PM

A wonderful shot, looks like the vertex of the storm cloud of colour!

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