Brazilian Vervain/redo

Gallery: FloraPosted June 4, 2017253 views12 comments

Verbena brasiliensis

La Chua Trail, Northern Entrance to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, Florida
6/4/2017 – 11:43:24 AM
Canon EOS 7D TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8
1/200 sec; f/14; ISO 640
Aperture priority; Evaluative metering

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 4, 2017 at 10:09 PM

Good document style presentation. Everything with good detail and well balanced.

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 4, 2017 at 10:10 PM

A really cool plant and a very nice composition, Barbara. Focus and dof look good to me. While it wouldn't be true to nature, I'd be sorely tempted to remove the extensions of the two horizontal branches that leave the frame and possibly add a touch of canvas on the sides. A lovely image.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 4, 2017 at 11:56 PM

Dennis, I think that's it. Here's a redo like that.

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

Comment posted by Kathy Snead on June 5, 2017 at 12:43 AM

Barbara. Lovely photo of an unusual plant. I like the redo even better.

Best
Kathy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 5, 2017 at 8:58 PM

Barbara, you don't say what scale this is. I've seen a Verbena plant similar to this in some profusion around fresh water marshes, but the pedicels are fairly tiny, no more than 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

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

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 5, 2017 at 9:09 PM

Hi, Phil. I'm not sure how to say what scale something is. I used my macro lens for this. This is full frame plus now added canvas on the side. What should I do normally as far as describing the size of a plant?

But the first flower at the top on the left on this site tells the size:

http://www.floridasnature.com/wildflowers2.html
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Describing the average size of the visible part of the plant (2 inches for the pedicels) is perfectly adequate. It's not really needed, but helpful when it is a plant with which few are familiar. So this is a little more than double the native Verbena I have seen. Thanks!

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

Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 6, 2017 at 12:03 AM

This is such a cool candalabra of a plant Barbara. I love those tiny flowers in each of the candles. This is really cool.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 6, 2017 at 6:39 AM

Well done, Barbara. Excellent dof managment. I prefer the repost. New flower for me. Very nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 6, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Thanks Barbara for this beautiful presentation of a flower that I admire for the first time.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 9, 2017 at 9:43 PM

I just got around to seeing your redo, Barbara. Very nice work. I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 11, 2017 at 11:09 PM

Barbara: A new flower for me and a very fine capture. I'm OK with the original but do think the repost is a bit better. Very well done.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 13, 2017 at 8:15 PM

Hi Barbara crying

I'm with Bill , OK with the original, but the repost is even better. Very fine work..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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