Lotus - Past and Future

Gallery: FloraPosted September 22, 2014515 views11 comments

Shot this Lotus and seed pod a few months ago. I wanted to focus on the bloom but also show the pod, but not perfectly clearly. I think the f/8 worked well.

D800 1/125 sec @ f/8 ISO 320

Thanks for taking a look and for your comments.

Sanjay

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 22, 2014 at 8:13 PM

Sanjay - Looks pretty good to me. Pod in better focus will also make for another composition but I am torn between seeing two good subjects vying for attention in that case and this composition.

I think in this case, I'll let the artist win.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 22, 2014 at 9:03 PM

Very nice, Sanjay. Good use of the dark bg. The seed pod competes with the flower but if you wanted to include the pod in the image but give it less "billing," rendering it oof the way you did was the way to go. Well done.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 22, 2014 at 11:52 PM

Sanjay: Inspired DOF choice and comp IMO. Beautiful flower superbly captured and rendered.>=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 23, 2014 at 12:06 AM

This is really great Sanjay. Excellent view of new and old. I love the light, focus, and color on the bloom. Nice amount of depth to show the seed pod in the BG. Very, very nice.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 23, 2014 at 12:17 AM

Excellent details on the lotus and a nice background and lighting to set it off. I would like to see a bit more of the stem at the bottom to where the pod and the stem meet (assuming they do). Right now, the image looks a little unbalanced.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 23, 2014 at 12:11 PM

Hi Sanjay

The composition could be stronger with a less detailed seed pod. the colors, detail and light on the lotus are sublime. excellent work..

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on September 23, 2014 at 5:18 PM

I think the seedpod adds a lot of interest. Overall excellent.

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on September 24, 2014 at 7:06 AM

Wonderful portrait with supporting cast Sanjay. I really like the light and composition.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Swathiraj G on September 25, 2014 at 10:17 AM

Sanjay, this s a very nice capture...I like back BG's. Gr8 visualisation of old and the new.