May 2018 GOTM

Gallery: Gallery of the MonthPosted May 19, 2017189 views4 comments

Rhody

It's Rhododendron week in Florence, Oregon and the wild Rhododendrons along the Oregon coast are in full bloom.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 mm at 205 (Probably not the best lens for shooting flowers, but I was mainly out looking for birds)
1/1250 at f 5.6
ISO 320
Processed in PS and LR

Thanks for looking, comments and suggestions appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 20, 2017 at 3:38 PM

Allen, I really like the diagonal of this image, and the colors are beautiful. I also like the buds in the background.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 21, 2017 at 3:19 PM

Beautifully composed and very attractive with its high contrast lighting. These groupings are often very difficult to isolate - I think you've done a great job on these blooms.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 22, 2017 at 7:58 PM

Allen, I like the backlighting and the beautiful detail. Nice group and good isolation. I might be tempted to crop a bit from the right side to reduce the dark part.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 23, 2017 at 1:42 PM

Well composed. I love the dappled light on the Rhododendrons against the dark BG. Since the light is sharp, pulling in the highlights a little in LR should push the IQ up a bit.

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