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Lone Anemone

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: FloraPosted June 5, 2014136 views12 comments
A small, ground-loving blue anemone shot into the early morning sun with some very deep shadows in the bg.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, 1/1250 sec @ f 5.6, - i.33ev, ISO 500.

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Michael Cothran on June 5, 2014 at 9:48 AM
Beautifully presented. Love the vignetting effect, plus the totally OOF background. Nice processing.
Only nit is I'm not crazy about the bent petal, especially that little doohickey sticking out behind it. Otherwise, a very appealing image.
Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 5, 2014 at 4:21 PM
Whoa Ian. VERY artistic and striking. Wonderful feel. Most excellent.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 5, 2014 at 5:07 PM
Don't need 3-D glasses for this... the glowing blurred b/g is dreamy and elevates the flower nicely. Well done!
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM
Ian - In a good way the shadows and the lighted areas are playing magic on my eyes as to what perspective I am actually seeing. I love the lighted petals and the innards throwing shadows on them. Just wish that one offending petal did not turn towards the viewer.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM
I like the back lighting a lot and your use of light and dark area in the image.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 5, 2014 at 8:07 PM
Shoot, I don't even care about the "offending petal"; this is about as good as it gets! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 5, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Wonderful back light and I like pedal shadows as well. I might be inclined to make this a vertical but a fine image as is. Very creative approach, well seen.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on June 6, 2014 at 8:58 AM
Nice purples! I think this would , also, look great as a vertical pano. In any case, I would have cropped closer on both sides...I wouldn't include the burned out green on the bottom right.
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 6, 2014 at 4:15 PM
Ian, I love all of this beautiful photo: the transparencies in the back lit petals, the shades, the original angle and composition. Many bravo!
Take care.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 8, 2014 at 8:25 PM
Hi Ian :wavey: Another breathtaking composition., the light and colors are very beautiful.... and the shadowy BG adds to this delightful image :toast:


Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 10, 2014 at 11:39 PM
Lovely image Ian! Very elegant composition and wonderful light. Even with the backlight, you managed to get a soft background. Wonderful work!

Sanjay
Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 11, 2014 at 3:45 PM
Love the darkness and the soft foreground Ian. Gorgeous work for my tastes. No suggestions.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments