Coneflower II & Redo

Gallery: FloraPosted October 12, 2016167 views9 comments

This is a younger blossom with the cone still unformed and the leaves in a plane with the center.

5DIII, 180 mm f/3.5 macro, tripod and cable release, f/16, 3.2 sec, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Just a bit of noise reduction and cleanup and some dodging of the darker areas. Taken indoors with indirect light from a skylight and artificial bg. October 9th at 1:51 PM.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 13, 2016 at 4:39 AM

Dennis I love the color contrast between the Valentine warm red and the dark cold green. When I want - or have to - cut the subject I prefer cutting strongly in all the directions. That's why I would lower the rectangle from the top for cutting a bit also the petal still entire. That is me of course.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 13, 2016 at 8:08 AM

Dennis, beautiful red and nice pattern in the center of the flower. The younger blossom is clean. I might like a bit more room on the bottom.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 13, 2016 at 1:10 PM

After the first couple of comments, particularly Gigi's, I went back and looked at this again and decided to reprocess it. Sorry, Yun, there's no canvas below the image to add.

Thanks,

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on October 13, 2016 at 2:09 PM

Hi Dennis, the repost ist a much stronger image and the lighter green I think is better as well.

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

I like the colors and fine detail, Dennis. I agree with Gigi about leaving just one un-cut off petal, and I prefer the repost.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 14, 2016 at 2:54 PM

A good work Dannis, exacly what I meant.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 16, 2016 at 5:31 PM

Much prefer the repost. The colors, particularly the lighter green make a night and day difference. Gigi's suggestion of a crop also makes a huge difference.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 16, 2016 at 7:23 PM

Dennis: Count me in with those preferring the repost. A bit more room on the bottom would suit me but this works well for me as is. >=))>

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on October 22, 2016 at 8:08 PM

Repost is just beautiful...love the colors and comp.

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