A soft caper flower

Gallery: FloraPosted September 5, 2013359 views19 comments

The favorite place where the capers grow are the Roman walls all around my town.

At sunset, against the red briks of the Roman walls in Rimini.

D200, Nikkor 200mm macro - f/4,5 and ISO 160

I am trying to understand how the D200 works. In my last post I experimented a very dark photo and now a very luminous one. Your impressions are very important for me. Thanks.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on September 5, 2013 at 2:54 PM

Very pretty, Giuseppi. I like the soft pastel colors with a few bits of hot pink and lime green. Very pleasant!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 5, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Beautiful. I like the contrasting colors and the luminosity.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Nice shot Gigi. I love the softness, the colors, and the detail. A very interesting bloom and a pleasing shot.

Nathan

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 5, 2013 at 8:55 PM

Gorgeous and captivating, Gigi. Top notch floral image, IMO. You don't seem to be missing a beat without your D700.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM

Gigi - Very very pretty. What a eye candy !!. The flower itself is highly aesthetic and your choice of DOF and the background really puts it over the top

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 5, 2013 at 11:56 PM

The green pod is bursting open with a puff a smoke, revealing the fireworks' colorful streamers, all with a cherry on top as the final exclamation point. The background soft pastels add greatly to the total mood of the image as well. Its almost midnight... guess my mind is working overtime. Unusual flower, presented beautifully!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 6, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Wonderful, Gigi.
I like the colours, the POV and the DOF.
Congrats
D&L

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on September 6, 2013 at 6:33 PM

Very beautiful and crisp. I love the colors here.
I used to have the D200 and it did very well for me. You can't brighten the images too much without serious noise, but all my images up to last November were with the 200 (which is pretty much all the ones I've ever posted in this gallery!). I have found it is good around ISO 200 and not good at all above ISO400. Have fun!

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on September 7, 2013 at 9:28 AM

I like the soft color and luminosity here. A bright, pleasing and happy shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 7, 2013 at 9:35 AM

This is a beauty, Gigi. Interesting choice of DOF.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 7, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Hi Gigi

Beautifully captured! Sublime color and form

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Gigi: I think this is a new flower for me. This is a superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 7, 2013 at 10:58 PM

Just stunning , the detail and colour are so lovely. I think you have mastered the D200 !!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 9, 2013 at 2:56 AM

Exquisite light and colour, Gigi ! The emphasis on the stigma and stamens and the top of the stem makes for a most beautiful effect.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on September 10, 2013 at 8:17 PM

Beautiful, Gigi! Very unusual flower and great capture. The colors and composition are splendid. Well done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 11, 2013 at 5:36 PM

Many congratulations, Gigi, on the EP !!!!!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 11, 2013 at 7:02 PM

Congratulations Gigi. Beautiful and unusual flower and presentation.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 15, 2013 at 10:08 AM

Really stunning, love the narrow DOF and the colors and composition are outstanding.

Ray

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on September 19, 2013 at 11:52 AM

Just magnificent!! Really raised the bar! Congrats on a well deserved WP.

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