Last Dahlia

Gallery: FloraPosted October 6, 2016172 views6 comments

For a while anyhow. I'll go find something else to shoot for a little variety. I liked the subtle red tints in this one and the looser form of the blossom.

5DIII, 180 mm f/2.8L, tripod & cable release, f/25, 3.2 sec, iso 100, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. I removed a few small brown spots from the petals, ran some noise reduction, and adjusted saturation slightly. Full frame. Taken October 3rd at 3:58 PM with indirect light from a skylight.

Comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 6, 2016 at 3:44 PM

Great tones, excellent light, wonderful composition. I really like the shape of the petals and bloom. I think that I would clone out the small dark edge at the top right of the frame....Great dahlia images Dennis!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 6, 2016 at 6:59 PM

Nice perspective here and sweet colours.
That one little triangle of darker yellow on the left border catches my eye, so you might wish to clone it out.
Nice work!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 6, 2016 at 11:00 PM

Dennis: A pristine beautiful subject superbly captured. The subtle colors are wonderful and I like the frame filling comp. Most excellent. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 7, 2016 at 9:17 PM

Hi Denis

I think you got the symmetry of this dahlia just right. the beautiful color and fine detail add to the quality of this fine presentation

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on October 9, 2016 at 11:18 AM

Beautiful subject in nice, soft light, Dennis.

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 14, 2016 at 8:50 PM

This is something I have not seen in a lot of in the Dahlia images—good proportions between the center and the opened petals. This is really good composition, added to by the lovely subdued colors. The little darker colored areas bother me not a bit, although you might try adjusting the HSL selectively on them. Excellent work!

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