Centaurea Montana

Gallery: FloraPosted June 17, 2013130 views11 comments

D600 150mm macro... f/18 @ 1/15 sec. iso 1000!! had it by accident at auto iso, which i hate!!!!! it's a stupid function.

A closeup of the Centaurea montana . i find the vivid lines fascinating.. comments appreciated

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11 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM

What a crazy flower. The lines and shapes are fascinating. Nicely seen.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 17, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Albert, this image could be used in advertising for the D600. Amazingly noise free for 1000 iso! The blossom has nice sharp features and a great design. You might consider cropping some from the left (centering the center) to emphasize the symmetry.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 17, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Albert - Beautiful. My thoughts are in line with what Scott said. Centering the flower and letting the lines radiate from there makes this a much stronger frame for me too. Real class work on the DOF here.

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

This is a fun shot. In this case the bg with all its lines compliments the form of the flower. Amazing the detail you captured in the flower and especially in the center. Nice going.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Beautiful, Albert. This is one that works better for me in the larger version-for some reason if feels like there's more separation between the blossom and the leaves in that version and the detail in the center pops which draws my attention to it. I think this would be a wonderful subject for a stack so the bg leaves were a bit more blurred. I love the geometry.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 18, 2013 at 9:40 AM

Fascinating! Beautiful colors and lines. This is a rather unusual looking flower and you've captured it very well

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 18, 2013 at 9:45 PM

How unique Albert. You've done a fantastic job showing this beauty.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 19, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Wonderful color and light, Albert! Gorgeous image!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 19, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Yes, it's a beautiful flower Darmo, well taken and with good geometries.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 19, 2013 at 8:19 PM

Beautiful clarity and color in the center supported by that wonderful bg.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 21, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Enjoying these looks into the centre of this flower, Albert. Have noticed a few now in gardens here as a result !! Nice, slightly off centre composition.

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