Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 4, 2012 at 5:05 PM
This is one of the best cosmos images I've seen, Ian. I love your shallow depth of field, the gold/pink/white color combination, and the smooth background. Really well composed, too.
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Comment posted by Mark Windom on September 4, 2012 at 6:34 PM
The dof and resultant blurred BG and the composition work great here. Nice stuff!
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 4, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Ian:
Fabulous image! Like the chosen DOF, off center placement and the echo in the bg. Very well done.
Might consider cloning out the few pollen grains on the petal.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 4, 2012 at 8:30 PM
One of my favorite flowers to shoot. They are amazingly photogenic. Expertly done here with the perfect POF, DOF, and wash in the bg.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 4, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Ian - Excellent shot again. I have no Cosmos to work with this year. Really like the angle of the shot - just enough to blur the frontal petal and put the focus square on the center. Pink wash on the left works in the favour of aesthetics as well.
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 5, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Really great shallow depth shown here Ian, just the right center detail for me.
Bob
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Lovely image, Ian, with the focus on the yellow/brown center surrounded by the flying magenta petals.
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 5, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Just lovely DOF work on this Cosmo Ian, love the comp. choice !
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Perfect pof, and the dof makes for a dream of an image.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM
Hi Ian Excellent choice of DOF, to make this a delightful image love the sublime light and color
Albert Darmo
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10 commentsFabulous image! Like the chosen DOF, off center placement and the echo in the bg. Very well done.
Might consider cloning out the few pollen grains on the petal.
Bob
Albert Darmo