Rose 2 +repost

Gallery: FloraPosted August 20, 201287 views8 comments

Similar in technique to my last rose post, I caught this rose lit by the evening sun while the background was in shadow. I wish the foremost petals were more in focus, but the leaves aren't in focus either. 7D, ISO 400, f/11, 1/640, 55mm, with crop mostly from bottom and left side. C&C always welcome and appreciated.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 21, 2012 at 5:46 AM

Rob:
Nice light. This one is similar to the last but with some differences. I am okay with petal and leaves been soft. I didn't mind the floating illusion in the previous but for some reason I find the cut off stem a little disconcerting in this image. There seems to be a disconnect between the flowers and the leave and my eyes are drawn to the end of the flower stem wanting to make the connection with the flower. Is it possible to dodge and pull a bit of detail out from the dark stem?

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 21, 2012 at 6:26 AM

I agree with Gary, your DOF is fine, but it would be nice to see the stem connect to the flower if you can bring it out more!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 21, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Rob - I like the composition, lighting and the fine texture on the petals here. I agree with Gary's suggestion and in my opinion you could get rid of all the leaves and just leave the stem and the flower in the frame on that dark background

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 21, 2012 at 1:46 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I went back to the original and brought back the stem to connect it all.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 21, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Beautiful rose image, Rob. I really like the evening lighting. I like the repost much better but agree with Ram that you could probably get rid of all the leaves and just leave the stem and flower. However, this is fine also.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM

Hi Rob

An excellent rose capture, The repost is even better

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 22, 2012 at 12:32 AM

Well performed re-post Rob. I always like a little support given by some leaves so these don't bother me at all.
Bob

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 22, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Such light, Rob! You captured it well. Great colors, too.

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