Meadow Buttercup

Gallery: FloraPosted June 17, 2013150 views16 comments

These small flowers are standing tall at the moment, always, it seems, attended by grasses. Shot in evening light, with a pale late sun coming through the grass.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 135mm, 1/2500 sec @ f4, - 1.33ev, ISO 400, hh. Some added blur with Color Efex or Topaz ( can't quite recall !! )

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16 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 17, 2013 at 1:43 PM

Natural environment with the subject melding into it's surroundings is so real. Some may see items as distracting but I like it all.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM

I let these (or a close relative) grow in my lawn so I can photograph them, but was out of town during blooming season this year. I like the isolation, focus, and the blur, but find myself wishing for a less muddy green in the background.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 17, 2013 at 2:45 PM

I think I've said it before, your work really appeals to me, love the tiny little world and how you present it. Lovely as always.
John

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 17, 2013 at 7:28 PM

Very artistic, Ian. I find the grasses and overall soft color very appealing.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 17, 2013 at 7:33 PM

Ian - Lovely !. The Flower really stands out from that artistic/painterly background.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 17, 2013 at 8:19 PM

This is a masterpiece of simplicity in which there is so much to see! Very artful composition, too.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 17, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Hi Ian

A lovely moody minimalist scene, very artistically done

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 17, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Sweet heavenly presentation... a lively buttercup among ghostly drifting grasses. Nice effect.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 17, 2013 at 9:35 PM

Perfect focus and subject placement. Love all the little tid bits in the BG and the amazing detail in the center of the Buttercup !

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2013 at 9:54 PM

Lovely, Ian. I've always found buttercups difficult, and you've really caught the essence here. The bg is superb.

Well done,

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 18, 2013 at 9:39 AM

The selective dof is perfect, show casing the bloom against the softly blurred bg. Excellent portrait of a lovely flower

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 18, 2013 at 9:47 PM

Simple beauty Ian, well documented.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 19, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Pure art, Ian!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 19, 2013 at 5:46 PM

Ian, this is a good photo, in my opinion. The crowded scene is simplify by a good selective focus.
Take care,

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 23, 2013 at 3:02 PM

Ian: This is exceptional IMO. Normally I might find the grass on the right distracting but in this presentation I find it a reasonable contributor to the overall comp. That said, when I crop this to a vertical by eliminating 40% or so of the right side I find it even more compelling. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 24, 2013 at 8:56 PM

like everything about this image. Simple flower and simple grass in a simple setting. Very relaxing!

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