Dahlia

Gallery: FloraPosted October 15, 2012122 views14 comments

Light coming from the right, so some reflected light from a reflector used to fill from the left.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor, F/22 (F/16 would have done, forgot to dial back from a previous shot), 1/50 Sec, ISO400, Diffuser+Reflector and Tripod.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Dahlia Abstract and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on October 15, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Another winner Ram. Lines, color, light, all winners.
Bob

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on October 15, 2012 at 6:47 PM

I like it. Terrific sharpness and color. I find purples difficult to get right. I usually prefer a centered square format for shots like this. The tinge of yellow towards the upper right makes the slightly off center rectangular format a perfect choice.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 15, 2012 at 8:22 PM

Great color, comp, and dof. I like the slightly off-centered comp a lot!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 15, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Love it! Sharp detail by the bucket!

I don't think you lost anything at f/22. This is just perfect to my way of thinking! I particularly like the flow of light to dark, accented by the off-center comp.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 15, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Beautiful, Ram.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 15, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Wonderful

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on October 15, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Beautiful image Ram - nice comp, lighting, dof!

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 15, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Beautiful bloom, gorgeous color and tone.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 15, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Hi Ram

Perfect symmetry and detail, along with incredible purple tones. added by a bit of yellow to make a masterpiece

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on October 15, 2012 at 11:15 PM

Love the shapes, and colors !

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 15, 2012 at 11:49 PM

Nice use of lighting. Your description on how you made this shot is helpful, I'm sure, for many of us trying to improve our floral work.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 16, 2012 at 12:40 AM

Great sharpness Ram. The radiating petals work really well. Nicely done with the light and reflected light.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 16, 2012 at 8:31 AM

Beauty !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM

The comp is perfect, Ram, and the colour and the graded lighting absolutely delightful. Wonder about cloning out the tiny white specks on the top centre petals - a very small nit because this is a masterly image.

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