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Blue and Gold
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Blue and Gold

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: FloraPosted August 31, 2013145 views8 comments
A many of you know, the Pickerelweed flourishes in swamplands. I had no luck with tree frogs or spiders this morning in Jean Lafitte NP, so I turned my attention to these blooms. Some might consider the BG a bit overpowering, but this is how it presented itself with the blooms in subdued shaded light and the BG in brightness. I did no color enhancement (vibrancy or saturation), pretty much straight out of the raw file with a bit of brightening. Cropped to 3:2 aspect from 4/3rds original. Larger image included.

E-5 ZD50-200 Manfrotto 3265 on GT2531, ISO 100 1/125 f4 +0.3EV 4 second timer with 2 second MLU.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 1, 2013 at 12:53 AM
Bill: Sorry you didn't have much luck with the fauna but you sure did great with the flora! Excellent DOF management and for me the BG works great. Really nice work.>=))>
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 1, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Beautiful as presented and shot!
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 1, 2013 at 3:28 PM
Just delightful, Bill ! Gorgeous colour harmonies ( and, no, I don't remotely find the bg overpowering !! ) and a fine capture of the flower.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 2, 2013 at 7:36 AM
Beautiful combination of colors. Excellent dof management and eye for the bg.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 2, 2013 at 4:15 PM
A very pleasing color combo, and it makes for a striking portrait.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 2, 2013 at 4:26 PM
Hi Bill :wavey: Beautiful BG and flora colors :jump: love this presentation :smile:
Albert Darmo
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 2, 2013 at 5:42 PM
What a splendid color contrast. You have hit the center, Bill.
Take care.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 2, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Bill - Wont change a thing here. Superbly rendered Pickerelweed. I used to see these growing wild in Singapore near the Lakes.

The luminosity of the background (which is of a complementary color as well) works very well to highlight the main subject.
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