Columbine in Fall

Gallery: FloraPosted October 15, 201274 views9 comments

Seed head remains. Some processing in NIK color efex pro and may be more than acceptable for this gallery. Just want to say I will not mind at all should you decide this should go in photoart.

Olympus E-5
12-60mm f2.8
60mm FL
1/8 sec
f 5.6
-1.0ev
tripod
ISO 100
manual focus

Cropped to approx 30% of FF

Thank you for looking and comments.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on October 15, 2012 at 6:32 AM

I really like your POF/DOF in this Charlie. Wonderful perspective of a past prime bloom.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 15, 2012 at 8:43 AM

The top of the flower shows nice detail which drops off as you follow the bloom down. I'm sure this is what you want and it sure works for me. Pleasing background helps to show this beauty nicely! Thanks for sharing Charlie.

Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Butler on October 15, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Sensational light and color IMO. Great composition and POV as well.

Registered on October 12, 2012, 17 Posts, 155 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on October 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM

Like this a lot Charlie. Nice composition, exposure, color, and crisp detail. The only thing I might change would be to burn down the closest petal so that it matchs the others. This way my eye is pulled to it as being the subject but really it's the whole seed head. Nice spotting.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 15, 2012 at 1:45 PM

The bluish-gray background really sets off the neutral colors of the seed head. More unique work from you and still excellent.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 15, 2012 at 4:30 PM

Charlie - Good eye to spot this one. The light and textures are excellent and so is the background.

I am thinking if this were to be shot a bit more from the left the two OOF curls might have been in some better focus

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM

Thanks all. Ram these are all over my columbine plants at the moment and I can't resist their beautiful (at least to me) curves and curls, so I may shoot one or more again. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 15, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Charlie:
My comments echo that of Ram regarding the curls. May have to try focus stack if the bg is proving busy.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM

Hi Charlie

This subject looks difficult to get it all in focus

but the OOF curl does not help the image, which is very good. i like how you composed the seedhead, with the variations of light and color. i would try one shot on the curls, and see what happens

Albert Darmo

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