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Poppy III
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Poppy III

by Ken Smith

Gallery: FloraPosted June 23, 2013950 views9 comments
Another poppy. this one found at Dig's Nursery on Vashon Island. My wife was buying up bunches of this and that. I soothed my burning wallet by shooting this whilst waiting. The nursery mgr did not mind me shooting and the elaborate set-up...which included my tripod and dragging my black cloth to drape over the wall for a background. I guess when your wife is buying out the place...they will accommodate most anything.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 23, 2013 at 4:46 PM
Tango red !! Fantastic shot !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 23, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Well Ken, I'm glad she "afforded" you the time for such a fantastic portrait. There seems to be a haze of some sort following the stem down. Great control of the reds.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 23, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Oh, very beautiful. I love poppies and this is a great portrait. So stunning with the black bg.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 145 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 23, 2013 at 7:10 PM
Hi Ken :wavey: Another great poppy shot :jump: awesome color and detail :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 23, 2013 at 7:20 PM
Love the detail, especially in the red! A minor nit is the mostly OOF stem. Also, there is some kind of artifact behind the stem in the large image.

Tech specs?
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 24, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Great details and colours. The dark BG works very well.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 24, 2013 at 11:18 PM
Sweet, Ken. Lovely detail throughout, and I like the black bg.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 26, 2013 at 6:11 PM
Bravo! Time well spent. :smile:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 29, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Ken: Beautifully lit and superbly captured. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments