Desert Rose

Gallery: FloraPosted June 26, 20132,044 views12 comments

Well, it's not really desert. The flower was in the very arid, sandy, and rocky Paint Mines Interpretive Park east of Colorado Springs.

Canon 5d, 28-135mm w/macro, tripod, polarizer, iso 100, f5/6, 1/60, 135mm,

C&C always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on June 26, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Nice clean shot. I'm surprised you got so much DOF on the flower from f5.6, but glad you did. For more impact, I'd suggest darkening the background, particularly the corners.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 26, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Beautiful, Morris. I love the dof you chose and the bg is really cool in this image.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on June 26, 2013 at 7:32 PM

I like the exposure,composition and dof. I agree with Michael about the darkening of the bg.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 26, 2013 at 7:49 PM

Unusual color with good detail. I like the comp. In most instances, I would agree to darkening the BG, but I think it works well here as is in supplying context. The leaves and the rose stand out against it very adequately, and it is blurred enough not to be obnoxious.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 26, 2013 at 8:27 PM

Morris:

Beautifully done. Love the details and the selected DOF. The bg is fine and a light vignette may help. Also I may be tempted to crop a smidgen of the top and turn this to a square frame.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 27, 2013 at 7:01 AM

Nicely captured in a natural environment, Morris. I like the composition and dof management with the supporting greens and grays.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 27, 2013 at 8:29 AM

Beautiful Morris. Exposure is fine and a selective blur to the leaves in right middle frame might be an improvement. As is very well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 29, 2013 at 11:35 AM

Morris: Superb DOF management and really good use of the polarizer. Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 29, 2013 at 2:27 PM

Beautifully composed, great colour and spot on dof, Morris. I especially like the variegated background - it sets off the flower to perfection.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 29, 2013 at 10:02 PM

Hi Morris

Perfectly composed, with superb detail and color. Your DOF choice is excellent

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM

I like this Morris, very nice detail, color and comp, and the bg works beautifully.
John

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 9, 2013 at 11:46 AM

Wonderful color and detail. Beautifully executed and presented.

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