Between the Bales 5

Gallery: FloraPosted June 18, 2016395 views6 comments

Sony A77
Sony 70-400G @ 360mm
ISO 400, 1/640 @ f5.6
Lily Cram
Serendipity struck this morning in our garden. This is a new variety of day lily for us and I've already gotten some good images from it. This morning I got up a little later than normal and was afraid the sun had risen too high. There were in fact some harsh light and shadows so I went back inside and did some reading. On a whim I decided to go back out and to my delight the light was now filtering through some trees to our east and some low clouds made a fortuitous appearance. I also got a glimpse of the bloom through one of our butterfly bushes so a cram seemed possible. I spent the next 45 minutes or so working with the light and different POVs and various levels of cramming. I got a bunch of keepers and finally settled on posting this one. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 18, 2016 at 5:25 PM

I like this a lot, Bill! Your cram created lovely washes of color and a nice soft look to the petals of the day lily.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 18, 2016 at 7:18 PM

Very dreamy, Bill. Your cram images are always well done, and this is no exception.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 19, 2016 at 8:07 PM

Interesting exercise, balancing the cram wash, the plane of focus and the DOF. I think you have done it well. I hope you are planning on showing some of the other attempts?

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 21, 2016 at 1:10 AM

Nice pastels with nice highlights in the center yellows and very dreamy feel to this Bill.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 23, 2016 at 9:31 AM

Wonderful rhythms in the flower and variations in light and colour, Bill. Perfect cram, allowing the forms of the flower to come through, and a fine composition.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 23, 2016 at 3:14 PM

Bill, I love the contrast between softness and sharpness. You are the Master of lilies. Splendid image.

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