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Ascendant

by Bill Fach

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 23, 2015159 views4 comments

Sony A77

Minolta 200mm macro

ISO 200, 1/30 @ f22

Spring starts early in our garden but everything is prologue awaiting the arrival of the day lilies. We've had a mild wet Spring so we have a bumper crop of many varieties of lilies. This is one of my favorites taken after a quick shower a couple days ago. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 23, 2015 at 5:50 PM

The detail is perfect and I also like the fade to white effect.  Yellow is such a happy color and the rain drops add extra interest.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 23, 2015 at 10:41 PM

I love your choice of focal plane and dof for this one, Bill.  Lovely colors as well, and the water drops topit off very nicely.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 24, 2015 at 2:35 PM

I really like how the "reverse vignetting" (whether natural or added in post processing, it works either way for me!) draws attention to the images's focus.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 24, 2015 at 6:35 PM

A lovely look at this lily's innards, Bill.  The details in the stamen and pistil are great and the surrounding colors are warm and wonderful.  You've comp. does a fine job of emphasizing the swoop of the stamen and pistil.  The water drops are icing on the cake.

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