Sweetbrier

Gallery: FloraPosted June 19, 2013113 views5 comments

I found this particular rose flower in a shaded portion of a weedy hedge. I keyed this out as sweetbrier (Rosa eglenteria)and this flower was much brighter than other examples of this species. K5 IIs Manual (iso 160, manual 1/40thsec, 300mm f4 plus 32mm extension at f9, natural light).............................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 20, 2013 at 4:51 PM

Sweet color and good detail, especially on the leaves. The petals lack detail in the strong color wash. Working with them a little might bring some detail out. At least, there are some white hot spots in the lower two petals that could be cloned out.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 20, 2013 at 5:13 PM

A nice portrait Jim. I think that you could back off the color or the brightness just a bit as the shot feels a little 'hot' overall. Nice composition.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 20, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Jim - Good observations from both Phil and Nathan earlier. Love how you angled the camera to harness the DOF and put plane of the flower into the DOF range.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM

The color combo. works very well and I like your comp. as well. I'm a long time fan of the native roses, they have a simple elegance and your image shows that of very nicely.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 21, 2013 at 5:31 PM

Gorgeous shot with extension tube, Jim. The color looks great. I'd heal the eaten leaves, though, as they are in a conspicuous place for the viewer to be able to ignore.

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