Ascending

Gallery: FloraPosted April 12, 2015159 views4 comments

Sony A77

Minolta 200 mm macro

ISO 400, 1/640 @ f5.6

April is a great month in our garden with so much going on that it's hard to choose what to shoot and post! And the day lillies haven't even started. We have some really nice callas and I've been working them pretty hard. Here's the first of what should be a short series. All comments welcome. >=))>

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4 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 13, 2015 at 10:02 AM

Nice sharp focus on the spadex, Bill, and set off well against the green ground. I like the off centre composition a lot ! Look forward to the series.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 13, 2015 at 3:12 PM

Bill, I am a sucker for Callas, and this is an excellent example. Beautiful BG, beautiful flower!

Why did you choose to clip off so much of the right side? cool

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 13, 2015 at 7:37 PM

Intriguing comp, Bill. I like the approach. It's good to see others trying different comps. Always gives me ideas for moving out of my own rather narrow comfort level.

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 13, 2015 at 11:28 PM

Phil & Scott: I find large flowers more of a challenge to shoot because of BG issues, DOF considerations, etc. What I wanted to portray was the flowing lines and the height of the bloom as it seems to come up out of the mists of green. I shot a number of DOF variations but felt this one conveyed the sense of ascending, thus the title. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments