Great St Johnswort

Gallery: FloraPosted July 30, 201354 views6 comments

Hypericum pyramidalum is one of the many species in this family, Guttiferae. Amidst the elevated anthers there are five stigmas on a single style, and that is a distinguishing characteristic of this species.

K-5, Tamron 90mm, f/22, 1/180s, ISO 2200, hand held. Cropped.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 30, 2013 at 6:57 AM

I really like the detail John, my only nit is the leaf intersecting with the 2 o-clock position of the bloom. Probably not much that could have been done without disturbing the plants.
Bob

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 30, 2013 at 7:46 PM

John - I am enjoying both the photos of flowers I have not seen yet (I usually do not shoot wildflowers) and also the notes you have been providing.

The 5 stigmas are nicely seen in this perspective and is quite unique.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 30, 2013 at 8:21 PM

I just have a couple of thoughts on this one. I would suggest first of all a bit of a crop off of the top leaving just a little space above the flower. Also, the OOF leaf in front of the flower is a bit distracting. Having said that I assume that you captured this under similar circumstances to your last post so I realize you may not have had much time to refine your composition.

Despite a busy background the flower is set apart nicely due to the color contrast so I think that aspect of the image works nicely.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 30, 2013 at 8:58 PM

I agree with Brian's crop. Also, the OOF leaf could have been gently pulled back from the flower. The flower itself is lovely and well detailed, and stands out well from the background.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 30, 2013 at 10:21 PM

Nice portrait, John. I do think some off the top would be helpful-there's not much going on up there. As for the oof leaf, I've started carrying a bit of string and a large nail, so I can pull foliage back and hold it while I shoot-easy, cheap and re-usable.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 1, 2013 at 1:04 PM

It sure feels like were peeking at this lovely flower. I like how the stem angles in from the corner and all the detail in the flower. I'm not sure where you cropped from, but I agree with the others that taking some off the top would help focus attention on the flower. I could also see cropping a bit from the left so the flower is less centered.

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