Cosmos

by Barb Pflaum

Gallery: FloraPosted July 15, 201287 views8 comments

Cosmos a few days ago at the botanic gardens.

Canon 400D, 70-300 IS lens @ 160mm, f/8, 160 sec., ISO400

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 15, 2012 at 10:01 AM

Terrific color and detail and nice control of the BG. Really like the bud being there as well.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on July 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM

Nice Cosmo, I particularly like the bg but I would remove the two red spots on the lower lweft edge. Otherwise a stellar shot.

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 15, 2012 at 2:59 PM

I agree the colors of the subject and soft light are great. I find the plant limbs (?) in the lower left to be just a little distracting and would blur them out. I would remove the lower left clipped red flowers (barely showing) also. Overall excellent image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 15, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Barb: Most excellent! I like your DOF choice and the BG especially. I like that the bud is framed by the color of the BG bloom. Superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 15, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Barb- Beautiful portrait of the Cosmos Flower !. I like how the bright background makes the dark reds really stand out but I agree with Bunn about the two red petals sticking to the left edge towards bottom. May be clone them out.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM

Hi Barb

Superb detail, color, and light, in this masterfully composed Cosmos presentation

cloning the petal tip on the left, would make this image even better

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Barb:
REally like this gay and cheerful image.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 16, 2012 at 10:20 PM

A beautiful portrait.

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