Coneflower

Gallery: FloraPosted July 8, 2012223 views10 comments

Canon EOS 7D
Tamron f/2.8 90mm macro
7/8/2012 – 7:02:40 PM
1/40 sec
Manual
f/4.0
ISO 400
Smoky Mountains
Raw, LR3, CS5

So it still seems that I'm in love with softness more than anything.

Comments, opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 8, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Nice detail, color, background, and I like your pov. Nicely done!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 8, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Barbara - This is really cool - like your choice of composition putting the flower at a diagonal. Was the flower past prime ? The petals show a slightly bleached look instead of being dark pink (unless this variety normally provides this coloration, which might also be possible).

I had great fun shooting coneflowers in the last two days. I'll post one of mine shortly.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 8, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Barbara:
The softness is very nice. I like slightly titled orientation and how the petals seem to flow towards the center. The image looks a little dim and selective brightening by 0.6 or 1 stop will bring out the color in the cone a little more.

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

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 9, 2012 at 12:24 AM

I really like the POV you chose here as the petals act as leading lines to the main subject. Placing the flower at a diagonal works best, too. I agree with Gary that it does seem a little dark.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 9, 2012 at 12:49 AM

Barbara: Your POF/DOF works great for me as does your diagonal arrangement in the frame. Very nicely done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 9, 2012 at 1:39 AM

Agree with everything said. Love the diagonal view.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Very nice, Barbara. I like the perspective and selective focus.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 10, 2012 at 6:57 AM

The wonderful composition really makes this Barbara. Superb work in my opinion.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 12, 2012 at 10:31 PM

Hi Barbara

A very original composition that works well..with the diagonal..arrangement.

Splendid detail and color

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 13, 2012 at 5:09 PM

I'm with you, Barbara! Along with the softness that is pleasing, I like the lines of the petals and the sepals for creating a really neat comp. Plus, this is a refreshing perspective on the Cone Flower. Yum!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments