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Black Eyed Susan
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Black Eyed Susan

by Ramamohan Pai

Gallery: FloraPosted September 4, 201398 views10 comments
Just a simple portrait of the BES Flower -> always liked painterly background. Looks like I got one here. Completely blurred backgrounds can be boring :wink: . The background is just a lot of tall grass.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor @ F/11, 1/100 Sec, ISO400 and Tripod on an overcast day.


Please see the LARGE VERSION

Thanks for your kind comments on Lone Geranium and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on September 4, 2013 at 10:12 PM
Nice, Ram. A lovely subject and really complementary colors make this so easy to look at. DOF is just about right and lots of detail. What's not to like?
Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments
Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on September 4, 2013 at 10:51 PM
The details are exquisite, Ram. The large version really shows this off. Wonderful background and perfect colors as well.
Excellent!

Sanjay
Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 4, 2013 at 11:58 PM
Ram: Classic shot and one of the best BES images I've seen in a while. A standard setter IMO. >=))> :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Thomas Haney on September 5, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Beautiful shot Ram, and I agree with you about backgrounds, how one with some detail is preferable to completely blurred sometimes. The bg makes this one.
Registered on April 7, 2013, 138 Posts, 537 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 5, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Fab shot and BG !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 5, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Beautiful BES portrait! The bg is perfect with the painterly look and hint of tall grass detail. I agree with you that sometimes I like to see some detail, such as your bg in this image, rather than a completely blurred bg.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 5, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Very nice, Ram. Outstanding bg. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 6, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Yes, Ram, I too love the soft background. In the larger view I have appreciated the very well realized center of the flower, all black, that is not easy to photograph in the BES.
Take care.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 6, 2013 at 1:22 PM
A very nice portrait Ram. I DO like the painterly BG. I like it!

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 7, 2013 at 6:34 PM
Hi Ram :wavey: Excellent work all around :jump: agree the Bg adds to this delightful image :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments