Hibiscus Bud Swirls

Gallery: FloraPosted July 9, 201371 views9 comments

This is the bud of the same Hibiscus I posted previously.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor with 36mm of ET, F/16, 1/15 Sec, Mirror Lock-Up, ISO400, Plamp and Tripod.

Wish there was sunlight available for me to throw some reflected light into the darker areas.

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

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM

What a wonderful pattern, Ram! I am captivated by the amount of details and the warm colors in this image. Your comp is also perfect.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 9, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Another excellent addition to the "Spiral Collection," Ram. The contrast looks good to me, including the darker shaded areas.

p.s., thanks for your comment on my coneflower image, Ram. In case you were interested, I've posted two other versions in Photo Art.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on July 10, 2013 at 12:18 AM

This is outstanding, Ram. You have done some very nice work with extension tubes. Beautiful color and exquisite detail. The hairs at the edge are a great touch. I have never seen such detail in a hibiscus. I think the darker shadow adds depth. Wonderfully done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2013 at 9:56 AM

Ram:

Fabulous detail and wonderful plane of focus management. Nice work

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2013 at 11:44 AM

Fascinating up-close look at the inner workings of this flower. I assume that is a Fibonacci spiral?

Excellent comp and detail.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 10, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Excellent, Ram. I love the dof and the curves of the bud.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 12, 2013 at 3:58 PM

What a neat orange spiral with great details on the ridges. Looks perfect to me.