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Red Hibiscus
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Red Hibiscus

by Miro Susta

Gallery: FloraPosted December 5, 201350 views6 comments
Red hibiscus from Kerala State in India.
(Art form of the same flower I've posted in Photo Art Gallery)
Nikon D600
400mm
F/5.6
1/400sec
ISO 250
HDR wit Photomatix Essential 3.2.4

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 5, 2013 at 11:38 PM
Miro: Give me some room above and below and this is a real winner. I especially like your DOF choice and the BG. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 6, 2013 at 10:13 AM
The colors are great and I like your emphasis on those fascinating stamen and pistils. I like including some sharp leaves. I could see this as a vertical using roughly the center 2/3rds of the frame and adding the tip of the upper petals. Alternatively, you could move in a bit closer so that the petals are cropped both at the top and the bottom.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 6, 2013 at 8:21 PM
Ditto what Bill said, especially the top. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 6, 2013 at 10:20 PM
Miro - Love the intense Reds. My home town is just a few minutes drive from North Kerala border. This variety of Hibiscus is the most common one and grows pretty much in every house.

Love the focus square on the stamens and the pollen pods. Good suggestions have been made with regards to composition and crop and I find they have merit.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 7, 2013 at 12:48 AM
Nice colors, good comp, and excellent dof management, Miro. I wish the top had not been clipped, but still an eye catching floral image.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 7, 2013 at 7:51 AM
Very attractive reds, nice light Miro.
I agree with the other suggestions regarding comp.
Either get closer still, or back away, you kinda made this a 'tweener' so to speak.
Overall a great floral post :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments