Mountain Laurel

Gallery: FloraPosted June 17, 2013290 views14 comments

I found this Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) still blooming a week ago during a walk in a local park. Most of the blooms were well past their peak, but I finally found one bush where the blooms were just starting to open and enough still air to get this 11 shot stack. (5D3, 100mm macro L, f/8, 1/60s, iso 800, tripod & polarizer)

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 17, 2013 at 2:15 PM

Beautiful presentation. Good job of stacking and bringing out these subtle colors.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 17, 2013 at 2:30 PM

Love the natural colors throughout Mark along with beautiful comp and detail, this is a new one for me, I like it alot. Very well seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 17, 2013 at 6:26 PM

Excellent close up of the Mountain Laurel, Mark. The stacking really worked well here as all the blossoms are nicely rendered and sharp. I also like including the ferns to fill the frame. Excellent overall.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 17, 2013 at 7:30 PM

Mark - Wonderfully well composed and stacked

. Both third points occupied by blooms make for a strong composition and you throw in that Ferny Arch, it would be hard to beat.

I would not mind a touch more space on the left to avoid clipping of that arc-ing fern.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 17, 2013 at 8:11 PM

Sweet, sweet composition! The delicate looking flowers show so much detail. They are intricate and interesting. Sure glad you found some to show us and show them off so well.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 17, 2013 at 9:27 PM

Hi Mark

Well composed to include the arched fern. you have captured the mountain beautifully with your 11 shot stack

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 17, 2013 at 9:29 PM

Lovely.... artistic in composition... and with a vibrancy that is hard to achieve for any 'white' blossom. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2013 at 10:00 PM

Superb, Mark. I love the details in the flowers and their neat geometry and framing them in the fern leaves is a beautiful touch.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 18, 2013 at 9:41 AM

Love this, Mark. Detail, colors, light are all lovely and the composition you chose seems just about perfect to me. Very nice work

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 18, 2013 at 9:43 PM

Great composition achieved Mark. Great vision.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 19, 2013 at 11:58 AM

One of the best portraits of this bloom I have ever seen, I think. Really well done!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 19, 2013 at 5:16 PM

Beautiful Mark, photo and flowers. I don't think we have this type of flowers. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 19, 2013 at 8:24 PM

Terrific detail and color. A new flower to me and most unusual. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 23, 2013 at 6:43 PM

What a beautiful species, great find Mark!
You picked out a very nice grouping, great interest & sharp details..
The LP looks grand, very well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments