Spread Your Wings

Gallery: FloraPosted September 27, 2012144 views10 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 200, 0.5 sec @ f22

This is our first bloom this year from our Bird of Paradise. Took over 5 years for this plant to start putting out flowers but this year looks good. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on September 27, 2012 at 10:59 AM

Toughest flower to photograph, IMO, but you've done well here. No suggestions other than perhaps a slight crop from the left to eliminate that dark band along the upper left edge.

Looks like the 5 year wait was worth it.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 27, 2012 at 2:05 PM

I like the promise of what is to come Bill. Nice range of colors from this bloom.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 27, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Good as is, Bill. A fine subject and vivid colors. Well caught!

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 27, 2012 at 4:12 PM

I love the colors, Bill, that orange against the greens is fantastic. Nice composition, too.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 27, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Hi Bill

This 5year wait has paid of in dividends, delightful lines and color The plant has awesome potential to be the star of your garden

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on September 28, 2012 at 10:24 AM

Way cool unusual take on this flower Bill.

lucy

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 28, 2012 at 1:11 PM

Wonderful capture of what I'm sure is going to be a long relationship. Well done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on September 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM

I like how you placed the flower against a background of leaves! Beautiful colors & nicely composed!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 30, 2012 at 2:10 AM

Bill:
An unconventional POV for this flower. Lovely color.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 4, 2012 at 7:58 AM

Hi Bill,
Excellent color contrast and perfect composition in vertical format. Well optimized crop. I like it.

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