Trapped

Gallery: FloraPosted July 8, 2013275 views26 comments

A corn chamomile daisy seemingly struggling among the grasses.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/400 sec @ f 5.6, ISO 200, hh, Topaz streak filter on the grasses.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 8, 2013 at 5:37 PM

What an interesting way to handle a very busy situation. This shows off both the flower and it's habitat nicely.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 8, 2013 at 5:40 PM

Ian - Great blend of graphical in and out of focus elements to frame the flower so nicely. Very artistic.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 8, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Splendid high light in this natural summer photo, full of sun. I love the image, Ian.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 8, 2013 at 6:05 PM

Lovely image, Ian. I like the sense of wind that the angle of the grasses produces and the sun on the daisy.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on July 8, 2013 at 6:11 PM

Stunning, I really like the effect that you achieved with this capture. Very well done. Thanks for posting it.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 8, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Beautifully done Ian, love the peeking trough the golden sheaf's of grass !

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 8, 2013 at 6:39 PM

Well seen and photographed. The grass stalks between the petals really does give it a trapped look.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 8, 2013 at 8:22 PM

I love the implied action. I admire the way you made the potential view obstruction part of the action.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 8, 2013 at 8:36 PM

I really like this image. The grass really adds an interesting element and the light is very nice.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 8, 2013 at 9:18 PM

Well seen/taken, Ian, and expertly processed.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 9, 2013 at 12:07 AM

Very creative, Ian. The OOF FG gives a very nice ambiance to the image. I might take a tad off the left side of the image for balance.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 9, 2013 at 12:44 AM

Ian ..this is wonderful ..love the brish strokes on the out of focus areas... beautifully crafted.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 9, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Excellent selective focus and perfect dof for this image. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 9, 2013 at 11:38 AM

Beautifully sharpness of the bloom among the softness of the grass. Amazing capture.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 9, 2013 at 8:17 PM

A perfect illustration of a sunny summer day, Ian. A lovely environmental portrait.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 10, 2013 at 12:12 PM

Wonderful composition. Outstanding image.
May

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 10, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Hi Ian

Creatively and artistically composed and captured. A marvelous nature scene

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Ian:

Fabulous how you handled this very busy scene and beautifully done

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM

Ian: I really like the dynamism of this comp. Well seen and superbly captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 16, 2013 at 12:36 AM

Nice and dynamic, great point of focus, and best of all, unique.

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Comment posted by Diana Clinch on July 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM

I'm a NewB - hope you don't mind me commenting. I love how you captured this flower among its neighbors - blurring them out. Great detail.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 18, 2013 at 11:41 PM

A real taste of lovely sunny summer. Many congratulations on a well deserved WP, Ian!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM

Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments - and many thanks to the Moderators for the Pick !!