Bottle Gentian

Gallery: FloraPosted September 17, 2013103 views5 comments

I went out a couple of weekends ago in search of wildflowers to photograph. I found this cluster of bottle gentian flowers along a creek and was able to photograph them after a brief rain shower. K5 IIS, DA* 300mm f4, 32mm extension, 1/500sec at f4.5. 6 image stack, Levels, contrast, and Topaz Detail for sharpening...............Jim

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Nicely seen and photographed, Jim, with excellent stacking and processing. I like very much the way the eye is drawn to the flowers by the lighting - also the gently variegated bg. Lovely, serene image !

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 18, 2013 at 3:53 PM

I like the purple and green of the flower ...plus the "just off" symmetry and angle of the leaves and stem.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 18, 2013 at 5:26 PM

Nice stack for great details and a nice, smooth BG Jim. Interesting bloom.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 18, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Hi jim

well composed, with excellent detail and color. your stack and processing makes for exemplary work

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 1, 2013 at 12:03 PM

Cool plant. and a lovely environmental portrait. Well done.

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