Dwarf Hollyhock

Gallery: FloraPosted March 9, 2013187 views14 comments

Also known as Althaea Zebrina, this plant reseeds every year in my flower bed. It can get invasive but I haven't had any trouble just moving the little plantings to where I want them and pulling the others out.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/16 for 1/13 sec. ISO 200. Tripod mounted, natural lighting. Background is the lawn.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Johan Malmros on March 9, 2013 at 12:49 PM

I'd love to have this beautiful flower invade my garden.
DOF looks perfect and the colors are great too.
What really makes it stand out for me though is your choice of individual (probably not the correct word for a flower) and composition. The slight bend of the overall shape, the directins of the three unfolded flowers complemented by the one still folded.

Registered on January 6, 2011, 20 Posts, 154 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 9, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Very nice Carolyn,
The colors and the way you framed it out are great.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 9, 2013 at 3:55 PM

Absolutely stunning! The BG is crazy good with the flower. My only suggestion would be to lose the added border, for me it doesn't add any value.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by William Gillis on March 9, 2013 at 8:47 PM

A very nice image Carolyn. I like the comp,BG,color. I tthink I would have stacked this image to bring the stem and flower in the back more in focus but that is just me. Well done.

William Gillis

Registered on November 28, 2011, 17 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 9, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Great color and I like the comp, too.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on March 9, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Beautiful presentation of the flower. The multi blossoms are all positioned just right, with a good amount of DOF. I like the way the bottom of the stem seems to fade out. Outstanding. However, what I don't particularly care for is the magenta pinstripe & greenish background. They are both too strong, IMO, and distract from the beautiful flower.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 10, 2013 at 8:12 AM

What a striking flower! Your DOF & comp are perfect! I am not a fan of the border however & the green seems a little bit too saturated...something that you could easily adjust if you wanted to.

Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 10, 2013 at 9:55 AM

Beautiful, Carolyn. I personally have no problem with the oof blossom and bud. Looks very natural to me, and puts the focus on the main blossom. Like others, I would prefer a thinner frame border.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM

Fantastic portrait Carolyn...the light and point off focus does this for me. Great art.
Bob

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 10, 2013 at 11:15 AM

Hi Carolyn

Perfectly composed. with beautiful color and detail

The Bg and framing go very well together
Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 10, 2013 at 7:28 PM

Carolyn: Wonderful capture and presentation. Really fine work. >=))>

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 10, 2013 at 9:14 PM

The colors really pop in this image. Very nice composition.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 10, 2013 at 9:16 PM

Beautiful! DOF w/the bottom soft... is perfect... Like the unopened one too. B/G simplifies and contrasts... like a solo artist on stage. Well done.

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 12, 2013 at 6:27 AM

Beautifully crystalline presentation, Carolyn ! Superb sharpness in the flower centre, perfect bg and framing - an all round excellent image.

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