Scarlet hibiscus plants reflected in the Ocklawaha River. Photo taken from kayak, handheld.
Canon 7D, Canon EF 70-200mm lens, focal length 187 mm, ISO 320, 1/500 f/5, Auto, compensation 0.
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4 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 25, 2012 at 3:46 PM
The hibiscus flowers are nicely scattered through the frame. There's enough complexity here that I think a larger version would show off the details better. I could also see cropping from the left to reduce the number of orange flowers(?). For me, they're distracting.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 25, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Oh, sounds like a wonderful place to be. . .floating down a river in a kayak viewing the passing hibiscus flowers. . . Nice interspersing of colors accents throughout this image. The bottom 2/3 seems to be fairly soft, whether due to fast ripples or camera shake; I would wish for a little more clarity in these areas to improve this image.
By the way, I see you are fairly new to NPN. Welcome to a great place to learn and share with fellow photographers, Paul!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on July 27, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Mark & Carolyn,
Thank you for your comments. Your input is much appreciated.
I did consider some cropping, but I was afraid of crowding the primary points of interest (the red flowers). The 'orange flowers' are actually dried leaves of the hibiscus plants, and I purposefully selected this image from the several I took because I thought the extra color was a plus.
There are always many ways to look at our images!
Paul
Registered on July 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 30, 2012 at 11:13 AM
I like this a lot. I love the greens and grays and all the points of color.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
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4 commentsBy the way, I see you are fairly new to NPN. Welcome to a great place to learn and share with fellow photographers, Paul!
Thank you for your comments. Your input is much appreciated.
I did consider some cropping, but I was afraid of crowding the primary points of interest (the red flowers). The 'orange flowers' are actually dried leaves of the hibiscus plants, and I purposefully selected this image from the several I took because I thought the extra color was a plus.
There are always many ways to look at our images!
Paul