Colorful Lantana

Gallery: FloraPosted January 22, 2014725 views15 comments

With the frigid temps and drifting snow outside, it' refreshing to look back over some summer flower photos.

I love the mixture of colors in this annual (in our area) that I plant every year in one of my flower beds.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/9 for 1/100 sec. ISO 250. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on January 22, 2014 at 12:26 PM

Love the colors and the little square buds are a nice juxtaposition with the rounded blossoms.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 22, 2014 at 3:31 PM

Bold and bright color combination on this flower, I can see why it's one of your favs. Very nice portrait shot of it, too!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 22, 2014 at 5:46 PM

Beautiful Carolyn. I too love Lantana flowers and their geometric blossom for the colors that are never the same. Splendid composition.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on January 22, 2014 at 6:39 PM

Great colors and exposure. The dark green bg makes the flowers "pop"

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Comment posted by gary phillips on January 22, 2014 at 9:10 PM

I really don't know how you could do this any better. I love to visit this flora gallery. This is exceptional. BTW I didn't realize you could grow chicklets.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 23, 2014 at 8:05 AM

Carolyn: Lantana is one of the mainstays in our garden but I rarely shoot it unless a butterfly is sitting on it. This reminds me to look at it for its own sake. Beautiful colors and I like the stages of the bloom that you've captured. Nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 23, 2014 at 12:32 PM

Carolyn--Well done. The glowing colors and dark green background provide some nice color pop. The composition is perfect for this shot............................Jim

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 23, 2014 at 7:03 PM

Bright, warm colors are perfect for bringing a smile to my face. Thanks (:

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 23, 2014 at 7:41 PM

Carolyn:

Some may consider lantana a weed that can over-run a garden but the beautiful blooms are one of the staples for many butterflies. I find the geometric arrangements of the early buds especially fascinating. Beautifully crafted image

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 23, 2014 at 11:12 PM

Nice dof with a comp that is like fireworks. Bold and whimsical. I might have tried to clone the minor blems … a little distracting. But, others would post ‘er up, as is. Good seeing this contrasting the winter dull-drums.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 24, 2014 at 8:53 AM

Love the way the mix of colours just hits you right in the eye, Carolyn ! Very nice light and comp, with the leaves fading out of the frame

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 24, 2014 at 10:32 AM

Glorious color. The two florets add a lot to the comp, too. I hope you take some macros of just one of those as their structure is so cool. Just a bright, happy, gorgeous portrait.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 25, 2014 at 8:33 AM

I've tried lantana shots before, but nothing ever really clicked.
Seems you've picked just the right set of clusters, excellent color variations & comp Carolyn!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 26, 2014 at 2:18 PM

Hi Carolyn

Gary echoed my same thoughts

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 27, 2014 at 12:46 PM

These colors are so intense that I'm wishing for sunglasses (and I expect that was the intention of the breeders who developed this). The barely visible background is a great foil.

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