Exuberant

Gallery: FloraPosted May 6, 2017218 views6 comments

Sony A77II
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/80 @ f25
I've been shooting a lot as our garden is going crazy with new blooms every day but have had little time for processing and posting. Here a giant Gerbera daisy greets the dawn. All comments welcome.>=))>

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6 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 7, 2017 at 11:22 AM

Love the side-lighting, Bill, which gives a feel of the time of day, and the shift from pink to yellow tones. You've caught a real sense of vitality - the flower seems to be bursting out of the frame !! Also wonder how it would look flipped horizontally ?

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 7, 2017 at 4:25 PM

I love this, especially the side lighting! I like how the colors change across the face of the flower, from being back-lit to front-lit.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 7, 2017 at 6:15 PM

Impressive floral subject from your garden, Bill. A frame filling beauty. Like Phil, I like the strong sidelighting.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 8, 2017 at 12:49 PM

HI Bill

think Ian said it so well in his quote " You' ve caught a real sense of vitality" this flower is really beautiful and vibrant. excellent work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 8, 2017 at 7:03 PM

Beautiful morning light. Gerbera daisies are so beautiful. I got heavily into gardening for two or three years a while back, and drove everywhere to get all kinds of stuff, but the one thing I couldn't keep alive was Gerbera daisies. It was odd, because I had read somewhere that it was impossible to kill them. The detail and DOF on this is, as always, perfect.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 10, 2017 at 3:31 PM

Excellent photo, Bill. Great side-lighting and wonderful lines. Wouldn't change anything about it!

Nathan

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