Hibiscus

Gallery: FloraPosted July 7, 2013141 views13 comments

A relatively large Hibiscus.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor @ F/16, 1/6 Sec, ISO400, Mirror Lock-Up, Tripod and Plamp holding the flower.

The yellow patch on the petal going to the left and touching the top edge is not a defect - this variety has such patches on every petal.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Shasta Daisy and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 7, 2013 at 8:36 PM

Elegant composition with a nice explosion of color. Who needs fireworks?!?

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 7, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Another excellent comp with a swirling illusion, Ram. You have a real knack for seeing and photographing these. I also like the detail in the stigma.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 7, 2013 at 10:33 PM

Ram:

Fabulous image. Also admire your plan of focus management and lighting. Most excellent.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2013 at 10:51 PM

Another superb comp, control of light, and color. I like the shallow dof to provide a background for the in-focus stamen.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Ram: Frame filling fantastic. We had a similar variety a few years ago but it did not survive a winter and I've been unable to find a replacement. Beautiful subject superbly composed and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 8, 2013 at 5:31 PM

What a fine spiral of colors radiating out from that amazing center. The overall sharpness is great.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 8, 2013 at 5:40 PM

Superbly composed as ever, Ram, with perfect dof and a beautifully sharp centre. The colour seems just a touch vibrant on my monitor - but maybe this captures how the flower is ?

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 8, 2013 at 6:11 PM

All beautiful Ram in this splendid photo.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 8, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Very nice, Ram. The flower center is a compelling draw and the surrounding petals provide a soft bg for it.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 8, 2013 at 6:15 PM

Just lovely Ram !

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Wonderful image as usual, Ram. It has your signature written all over it.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 9, 2013 at 12:11 PM

Outstanding! Love the expansion of styles your work is taking! Just amazing.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 16, 2013 at 12:27 AM

Plane of focus is just right to drift from the point of focus into the exotic color combination and pattern of lines.

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