Amazing twin blooms

Gallery: FloraPosted June 12, 2013112 views9 comments

D600 150mm macro f/18 1/30 sec. iso 640 2 sec. delay on cable release .. mirror up

Osteospermum is the ideal flower for the garden and the photographer. these beauties have a very pretty center disk. please see the large version to see the disk better comments appreciated

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9 comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on June 12, 2013 at 4:14 PM

Great shot of these lovely flowers, Albert! Very good DOF choice to get the flowers nicely in focus and the background more blurred. Plus your focal point is "spot on" to get all parts of the flowers in good focus. I like your centered comp (vertically) with the two flowers somewhat looking off in opposite directions. I also like that they are a slightly different color. My only suggestion would be to pull back on the brightness just a tiny bit. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 12, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Very cool, Albert. I like the reverse color patterns of the two blossoms. Excellent dof.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 12, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Disks like gems...lovely presentation. In particular, I like the way the blossoms turn slightly away from each other. Very nice comp and dof.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 13, 2013 at 6:54 AM

Lovely pair of Osteospermums, Albert.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 13, 2013 at 8:43 AM

Beautiful color and comp Albert, I also like the way the blooms are slightly turned from each other. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 14, 2013 at 6:59 AM

Albert:

I completely agree with Caroline's comment. Pull back the highlight and this is a keeper.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on June 14, 2013 at 8:48 PM

Gorgeous twin blooms and beautiful clarity, Albert. The blue center is amazing. I saw some dust spots on the background on the left and top.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 15, 2013 at 11:04 AM

Albert: Love this variety of osteospermum and your comp and capture. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 19, 2013 at 11:39 AM

These are becoming my favorite flower, Albert! And, great shots like this are the reason why!

Love the color, light, detail, and pp. Excellent work, my friend!

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