Red Dahlia

Gallery: FloraPosted November 6, 201240 views5 comments

Outdoors close-up of red dahlia from last summer in Switzerland.
I used my macro 90mm lense fron very close distance trying to focus on the center of the flower. I like the result

However I welcome any comments, suggestions & critique.

Nikon D7000
90mm
F/4.5
1/800sec
ISO 400
tripod
remote control

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Miro: The DOF/POF works for me. I'm undecided on whether I would like to see the entire flower or a tighter more frame filling crop. Even this partial crop of the right side is OK with me. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 7, 2012 at 7:24 PM

Miro:
There are a lot of possibilities here. One can either go even closer to abstract images or back out slightly for more complete bloom. However, you comp is fine as well. Like the red on green; works well.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 7, 2012 at 11:03 PM

Nice pov, and dof choices. Well done.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 8, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Hi Miro

I see a kind of impressionistic effect here. the colors and light are beautiful

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 8, 2012 at 5:33 PM

The perspective and the dof seem just right, Miro, for giving you the feel of the flower, and I like the subdued colouring too - the deep red on the olive green ground. A slightly wider view might also have been good, but this is very nice.

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