H.K. Dahlia (+ repost)

Gallery: FloraPosted September 24, 2012142 views12 comments

Thank you for your comments on Dahlia. I took a high key approach with this one. Natural light, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Nikon D700, 180 macro, f11, iso 400, 1/100 sec. Larger version included. Comments, suggestions, questions welcome.

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12 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 25, 2012 at 9:46 AM

This has a wonderful painterly feel. The soft colors on the petals and nicely detailed center are lovely. A stunning image.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 25, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Very, very nice Scott. The colors are excellent, and I love the detail in the center. Excellent use of the HK background. A great shot!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by William Gillis on September 25, 2012 at 3:58 PM

Very nice Scott. I especially like the detail of the center and the overall softness of the image. Well done.

William Gillis

Registered on November 28, 2011, 17 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 25, 2012 at 6:55 PM

I like this, Scott. Lovely colors, that contrast works beautifully. Nice depth of field and background, too.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 25, 2012 at 7:29 PM

I love the light you captured in this Scott. Superb art!
Bob

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 25, 2012 at 8:38 PM

Scott:
What a beautiful Dhalia! The details in the center is just fabulous and I really like the color.

An alternate framing would be to zooming in more to the center and exclude the white at the peripheral.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 25, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Here is the cropped version, per Gary's suggestion. Thanks, Gary. I like it.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 25, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Scott:
Love the repost. Just what the Dr ordered.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 26, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Beautiful glow in the centre and superb rendering of the petals, Scott ! I know it's often better to exclude negative space in this type of shot but I personally prefer your original post, as having perhaps a better overall colour/light balance.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 26, 2012 at 11:00 PM

Hi Scott

I prefer the first post.... Awesome light, color and detail

Excellent work.

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 3, 2012 at 7:34 AM

Hi Scott,
Excellent fresh, bright collors. The central composition works very well here. Perfect sharpness and clarity. Marvelous photo, I like it.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 10, 2012 at 8:01 AM

Cropped version's a great variation, but prefer the original post Scott.
Nice work

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments