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Coreopsis

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: FloraPosted June 25, 201372 views8 comments
My Coreopsis flowers are starting to get into full flowering mode. I took this shot when many buds were justing starting to open.

Canon EOS 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/3.5 for 1/25 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on June 25, 2013 at 10:23 PM
What I like about this image is the fact that it has captured the flower in several stages of its bloom, great image! Good job!
:toast: Ron
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 25, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Beautiful, Carolyn. I like the different stages of flowering and the composition.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on June 26, 2013 at 8:50 AM
This is an unusual, but yet, nice composition. This didn't happen by accident. Great color contrast. My only nit is that the tips of the petals are not in focus. I see you shot wide open, probably to keep the background blurry, but a stop or so more might have pulled the tips into focus without affecting the background too much.
Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 26, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Very nice. Perfect use of shallow dof an pof.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 26, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Carolyn:

As usual, I would just move from picture to picture without looking at the name of the photog. This one came on the screen and your name just pop up in my head. Your signature image :wink:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 26, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Great shot of the different stages of this flowers life cycle ! Nicely done !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 27, 2013 at 3:09 PM
Carolyn, this is a beautiful photo for me. I love this family with members of different ages. This too is a flower very simple that I love.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 29, 2013 at 11:58 AM
Carolyn: Wonderful take on the different blooming stages. Really well done.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments