Passion flower

Gallery: FloraPosted June 19, 2013142 views15 comments

Recently my husband was visiting an elderly acquaintance who grows these flowers. She kindly sent this flower and leaves along home for me. I immediately laid it on top of some black velvet on my back deck for a photo session.

Such a beautiful flower!

Canon EOS 60D. 90mm macro lens. F/25 for 0.6 sec. ISO 125. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Oates on June 19, 2013 at 10:02 PM

Lovely work. Such beauty!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 20, 2013 at 4:46 PM

Wonderful shot, great colours and details!

D&L

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 20, 2013 at 4:53 PM

Lovely color and detail of a very complex flower. It feels as if it could be brightened up just a bit.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 20, 2013 at 5:14 PM

This is a VERY cool flower Carolyn. What a great looking bloom. Very, very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 20, 2013 at 8:34 PM

Beautiful Carolyn! Perfectly sharp, nicely arranged and well captured.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 20, 2013 at 10:19 PM

Carolyn - Very striking. The odd short petal around 7'O Clock position adds interest and tension.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 21, 2013 at 9:06 AM

These are indeed striking flowers and you've done a great job with this portrait. The sharpness really lets the details stand out and getting the leaves sharp adds a lot to the overall shape and interest.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 21, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Outstanding work Carolyn ! love the stark contrast of colours and amazing detail !

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 21, 2013 at 10:21 AM

Excellent image to show the beauty and complexity of this flower. Beautiful color and detail. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on June 21, 2013 at 2:39 PM

What a wild and beautiful specimen. Great image, too.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 21, 2013 at 5:33 PM

Boy, I wish I could get as good a shot of this flower... I'm jealous. This is just beautiful!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 21, 2013 at 6:26 PM

Superb, Carolyn ! Love the colour, the crispness of the detail, the composition, the presentation - and the flower's not bad either !

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 22, 2013 at 6:50 PM

It's a beauty, would like to shoot this one someday..
Very nice work Carolyn

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM

Hi Carolyn

Wonderfully seen and crafted

stunning color and detail