Lotus Flower #2

Gallery: FloraPosted August 7, 2013229 views17 comments

Here is a cram version shot through some cattail leaves. Please let me know if this cram works for you.

D90, 70-300mm, f/6.3, 1/200, ISO200, full frame, minor clean up.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 8, 2013 at 7:52 PM

Delicately lovely. This definitely works for me.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 8, 2013 at 8:10 PM

I find Lotus flowers totally fascinating and beautiful. Your soft treatment works well IMO to highlight the beauty and delicateness of this flower. Very lovely.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 8, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Beautiful, Yun.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 9, 2013 at 9:14 AM

I think this even lovelier than your previous post, Yun ! The swirls of the petals and the dappled light are gorgeous - and, once again, it is so good to see a fair stretch of leafage. The cram adds a mood I think - I like it !

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 9, 2013 at 10:24 AM

Lovely...soft sumptuous colors and textures. The cram works... well... I am 95% on board with it... 'cept the slight overlap on the left side. The shadows are feathery soft...well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 9, 2013 at 11:46 AM

Yes, it adds softness to a delicate flower. I could even see the use of more blur around the flower.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 9, 2013 at 4:22 PM

Great art captured in this image Yun. Great work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 10, 2013 at 11:13 AM

There is a lot to like about this image - I like your choice of DOF and you have captured the detail in the flower very well. I would make a few recommendations to improve this though - 1) I think this would be better with more space at the bottom of the frame so that the flower is not cut off, and 2) along the left hand side of the frame I think there appears to be an out of focus leaf that is almost transparent but is obvious enough that it draws my eye.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 10, 2013 at 6:59 PM

Yun: Jaw dr

pping gorgeous! Love the mild cram effect and the focus on the center. Most excellent! >=))>

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 11, 2013 at 8:14 PM

Yun - Beautiful photo of the Lotus. Cram looks lovely. Lighting is pleasant. I am wondering if we are seeing two blooms which have kind of merged but perhaps not as there is only one stem.

I do not know what compulsions you had in order to compose this way by clipping the petals at the bottom but in spite of that, the frame has a lot of appeal.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 13, 2013 at 8:15 AM

Many thanks for everyone's comments. I have some images of the whole flower, but the color wash is not translucent. This picture has the best cram effect except the left side. I did not apply any blur in my treatment and I agree with Morris’s suggestion about more blur around the flower. I am inspired by Nathan and Bill with their beautiful cram works and learned a lot from all of you.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 14, 2013 at 6:09 PM

Many congrstulations on the EP, Yun - a very beautiful image !!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 14, 2013 at 7:20 PM

Hello Yun

I guess when i made the comment, i forgot to "Add comment" This presentation was very special, with sublime color, light and POF. a well deserved WP

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2013 at 12:26 AM

A delicate beauty - exceptional colours, perfect DOF, excellent perspective -
congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy