Aspirations

Gallery: FloraPosted May 29, 2016166 views6 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 400, 1/6 sec @ f22

Haven't posted in awhile but its certainly not been for lack of subjects. Our garden this spring has been burgeoning and I've done a lot of shooting but have had almost no time for editing and posting. But coneflowers are one of my favorites and when I saw this juxtaposition of bud and flower I felt like I had to share. All comments welcome. >=))>

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6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 29, 2016 at 2:32 PM

Nice. Good detail on the present bud, with an echo in the mature flower behind it. Aspirations indeed.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 29, 2016 at 9:13 PM

Beautifully captured, Bill. Excellent dof management and I really like the many different green color hues.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 30, 2016 at 3:06 PM

I really like the prospective and color pallet here. I also like how the different parts of the flower appose each other. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 30, 2016 at 10:18 PM

Beautiful, Bill! The DOF is perfect and the color pallet is lovely.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 2, 2016 at 6:29 AM

An excellent capture of the bud, Bill, with the whole image lit up by the soft green tones. I wonder if it were possible to reveal the distant flower a touch more or maybe to lighten its centre, just to get a stronger relationship between the two ?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 3, 2016 at 7:56 PM

The high key green looks great here, Bill. You've got excellent detail in the young flower and it's stem and they separate so gently from the background. It's a beauty.

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