Gallery: FloraPosted August 24, 201288 views5 comments
(Cleome serrulata)
A wildflower cousin to Albert's recent posts. Beautiful and showy they're a breath of fresh air in the parched landscapes this year.
Canon T1i
1/250sec f/5.6 55mm tripod
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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Wow! I love the graphic look of this, with those electric purples and the textures all around. This is a very personal preference, and I think this picture is great as is, but I might consider cropping over from the right, or over from the left, in order to give a stronger flow to the flowers that ring the central bloom, if that makes sense?
Anyways, gorgeous shot!
Registered on June 28, 2010, 47 Posts, 590 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Bee Plants are very delicate and pretty flowers. I like the image. Nice comp. and fine colors. The only thing I think I that make the image stronger is the have the petals of the open flowers at the front of the plant in focus.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 26, 2012 at 7:18 AM
I like this Nancy, maybe a little too shallow for my taste, but at the same time more depth might bring too much.into focus. This looks like a difficult subject to get just right.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 26, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Nancy - This is a tough flower to photograph and I am seeing compositions like this for the first time on this flower. I really like your take on this...reminds me of a multi layered Cake. Lot of alternate compositions are of course possible but I like the colors and the POF here.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM
You were shooting this at the same time I was shooting some here, and since yours is extraordinary, I'll just wait to post mine much later.
Absolutely phenomenal imo.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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5 commentsAnyways, gorgeous shot!
Bob
Absolutely phenomenal imo.