Moon flower open

Gallery: FloraPosted July 30, 2014135 views10 comments

Late in the afternoon the moon flower blossoms begin to open and will remain open until early morning when this photo was taken.

Canon PS SX 50
1/200 @ F-5.6 ISO 200
Canon 4.3-215 @ 13mm macro mode
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Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 30, 2014 at 7:28 PM

John - Tastefully done. This is one shot I wish you used a DSLR and Stacked. The fine dew would have been rendered even nicely. Love the colors and Spiral Movement effect from the petals.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 30, 2014 at 11:34 PM

John, I really like the comp on this one. The leaves seem really dark (but maybe it's just my monitor) and could be lightened up a bit, although the darkness does create more contrast with the flower.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on July 31, 2014 at 12:30 AM

Very nice image John. I like the patterns in the background from the edges of the leaves against the darkness. The flower itself is very well captured. Nicely done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2014 at 4:10 PM

Beautiful flower and subtle BG -
Lovely!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 31, 2014 at 9:45 PM

Beautiful flower and a very nice composition. I think it could be a bit brighter.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 31, 2014 at 10:59 PM

I appreciate how the edges of the leaves contribute to the overall pattern.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 2, 2014 at 1:38 PM

John: I confess to not being familiar with this flower but I wonder if the petals are naturally white. If so I would work with the WB or white point to remove some of the blue. Here's my suggestion FWIW. Marvelous subject and a fine comp and capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 2, 2014 at 4:24 PM

Lovely flower. I like Bill's work on the WB. I don't know if it is correct, but it brightens up the presentation.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 2, 2014 at 6:52 PM

Hi John

Love this unusual flower

with it's beautiful color and shape... Philips comment has merit to it..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 3, 2014 at 12:46 AM

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. When it first started to bloom the petals were white, but as it continued to bloom the petals started to pick up a slight blue cast, this is what I was trying to show. I do like what Bill has done. My next challenge will be to get a "moon light" image.

John

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