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Flock

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: FloraPosted May 7, 2015104 views9 comments

 These Ipheion flowers scattered around a tree trunk seemed a bit like a flock of birds taking flight - I've separated the one flower whilst trying to keep a sense of a flurry of activity in the gentle breeze.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200 @ 108, 1/800 @ f5, - 0.67ev, ISO 400; selective blur in Nik.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 7, 2015 at 9:14 AM

The sharp focus on that one flower works beautifully, and your use of strong light is always a treat!! Gorgeous indeed!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 7, 2015 at 12:56 PM

This is excellent Ian.  Great job separating the one bloom from the rest.  I have tried to get some shots of these this year, and was not very successful.  Very nice work!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 7, 2015 at 4:12 PM

The main flower is lovely!  I like how the OOF flowers surround the main flower.  Very nice, Ian.

 

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on May 7, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Beautiful, Ian. I like this one even better than the previous image. Superb dof management. devil 

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 7, 2015 at 9:14 PM

Ian - Another lovely take on these pretty flowers. Wonderful focus for the main flower and a natural looking blur for the surrounding ones. 

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 7, 2015 at 9:23 PM

Ian,

 

I like the delicate colors and OOF flowers in the BG.  The subject is placed in a pretty good spot in the framedevil.............................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 7, 2015 at 11:59 PM

Ian: I knew this was yours as soon as it opened. Marvelous isolation of the main subject. Really good POF/DOF decision. devildevil>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 8, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Excellent selective focus against a fully soft background. I love the photo Ian.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 9, 2015 at 8:35 PM

Couldn't ask for better, Ian, Well done!devil

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