Dahlia

Gallery: FloraPosted October 20, 2013175 views14 comments

Thanks to the prolonged fall without a frost, the dahlias at the local public garden are still going strong. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, Oh., taken in natural overcast light with D600, 150 macro, at 1/500, f3.8, iso 400. Comments, questions, and suggestions welcome.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM

Scott, this is just beautiful. I love the light, the colors, the textures, the sharpness and softness. Exquisite.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 20, 2013 at 1:02 PM

Don't really think it gets any better Scott. Rich complementary colors, sweet light and a bg gradient. No suggestions on my part.

pat

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 20, 2013 at 5:32 PM

Just gorgeous colouring, Scott, on a lovely bg. A very sensuous image, with nice soft treatment of the flower stem.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 20, 2013 at 7:44 PM

Pure art!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 20, 2013 at 7:46 PM

Scott - Just superb. The word electric comes to mind. That is a wonderful shade of Red.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 20, 2013 at 7:55 PM

Sweet Scott . . .

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 20, 2013 at 9:08 PM

Hi Scott

Vivid color and fine detail to die for

This dahlia could not be done any better

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 21, 2013 at 12:07 PM

Jealous of your frost free fall Scott. We had our dahlias taken extra early this year - they have been gone for almost two weeks (except for one bloom that survived by hiding in a window well!

) Very nicely done here. I am impressed that you found a nice rich bloom without a lot of pollen on it. Very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 21, 2013 at 12:15 PM

For me, this one is all about the colors. They're stunning...so bold and vibrant. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 22, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Brilliant work, Scott! Wonderful combination of sharpness and softness, red and green. I also like the understated presentation: a green frame with a small signature in red.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on October 23, 2013 at 8:14 PM

This is spectacular, Scott! Beautiful flower and excellent capture. The shiny center and excellent red color are stunning against the clean background. An amazing image with a wonderful feel overall. Very well done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 29, 2013 at 10:46 AM

A gorgeous photo Scott! The color contrast, the perfect centre, the background ... all beautiful here.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 21, 2013 at 6:37 PM

Those reds are fab, very nice BG & light.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..

Nicely done Lanz!!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on November 21, 2013 at 7:01 PM

Beautifully done Scott !

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