Meadow work of art

Gallery: FloraPosted January 30, 2013143 views13 comments

This is an "in place" shot of some wildflowers (type of Ragwort?) in a local meadow. There was sunlight and shade sweeping across the meadow in the background and I was pleasantly surprised to see all the interesting colors in this image when viewing later in my monitor. To me, it looks almost like a painting--a real natural "work of art".

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/7.1 for 1/60 sec. ISO 400. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Tim Butler on January 31, 2013 at 7:19 AM

Superb composition with a MOST pleasing bokeh! I love the yellow/orange of the flowers against the blue BG. Very, very pleasing to look at.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 31, 2013 at 7:20 AM

Very pretty, Carolyn. I do like the painterly look and the happy mood. I see this as a get well card. The I wish there was a bit more dof for the flowers, but, overall, this looks like a good compromise for detail in the foreground flowers and the blurry bg.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on January 31, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Wonderful comp. and colors.... love the OOF BG, well done!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 31, 2013 at 7:27 PM

Carolyn:

Lots of bright colors in this. Glad you provided a larger version which is more pleasing to look at. Like the painterly mood.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 31, 2013 at 9:41 PM

A happy surprise! Sometimes things just work that way.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 1, 2013 at 12:10 AM

Carolyn: Jaw dropping gorgeous

! Love the BG and your DOF/POF choice. Beautiful shot.>=))>

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 1, 2013 at 6:11 AM

Gives me the impression that it blowing in the wind, hence a nice airy feel. Couldn't have found a better background. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 1, 2013 at 11:57 AM

This one really grabs your eye in the thumbnail, really nice BG here.
Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 1, 2013 at 1:24 PM

I like all the bright colors & the background worked out great! Super cheerful image!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on February 1, 2013 at 1:53 PM

The yellows and oranges against the streaking blues is really cheery colorful. This one grabs the attention in a good way.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 1, 2013 at 10:17 PM

HI Carolyn

Looks like an angel brought this bouquet from heaven. the colors look out of this world ! Very beautiful!!

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 6, 2013 at 10:01 AM

Love the colors and comp. Beautifully capture and presented.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 7, 2013 at 5:44 PM

The color contrast is splendid Carolyn! The great ambition of the photographer is to make nature even more beautiful then what it is in the reality; you did it.
Cheers.

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