Dahlia closeup

Gallery: FloraPosted August 24, 2014117 views9 comments

taken in my garden, with nice natural light. comments appreciated. please see large version. ...After reviewing the kind & helpful comments, i wish to state. that my objective was to obtain varying light and color tones. not a flat even image..

D600. 150mm macro f/14 1/250 sec iso 800... cable release

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9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2014 at 2:33 PM

Albert: A beautiful subject superbly captured and presented. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 24, 2014 at 3:26 PM

Luscious, Albert! Bravo!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 24, 2014 at 8:46 PM

Albert - I might have used a diffuser in this situation (not sure you used or not). For this slightly top down angle, I might have put the center a bit more to the left or higher in the frame if it leaves the background on the sides.

But I like the color and pin sharp focus here

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 24, 2014 at 9:01 PM

Beautiful dahlia subject, Albert. I like the light and the resulting vibrant colors, though it has produced a significant exposure range as noted by Ram. My suggestion would be to try burning the image center to expose the detail in the center. Besides the color, I really like the flowing lines.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2014 at 3:35 AM

Sultry look to this one, Albert. I like the design in the center and the way the petal edges take you right there. It still retains a glow and some softness, which are things I like to see-- a bit of an impressionistic feel. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 26, 2014 at 6:04 AM

A knock -yer-socks off capture Albert. The colors are great.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on August 27, 2014 at 6:35 AM

Albert, I love the photo as it is just for the reasons that you explained in your note.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2014 at 3:52 PM

Albert, this is a fine gentle color explosion. (Yeah, I know, how can you have a gentle explosion.

) The centered comp emphasizes the symmetry of the color changes nicely and I like those two sharp edges coming from the bottom right. It would be interesting to see an off center comp., but I'm sure that would have a very different feeling.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 28, 2014 at 2:54 AM

Very dynamic composition, Albert ! I love the sweep of the petals out from the sparkling centre - a very striking image !!!

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