Bachelor Button

Gallery: FloraPosted June 7, 2017227 views11 comments

My wife grows these because they go well with the California Poppies that form the background for this and because the Goldfinches love them. Both plants just seed themselves, so growing is just a matter of thinning. Luckily, though non-native, they are not aggressive in our area.

5Diii, EF180mm f/3.5L macro, tripod and cable release, f/22, 0.4 sec, iso 320, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from the top a bit and added a touch of canvas to the sides. Taken at 5:54 this morning with some clouds blocking the rising sun.

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on June 7, 2017 at 11:18 PM

Gorgeous, Dennis. Beautiful bg for the subject. Excellent light and excellent subject detail. devil

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Comment posted by Don Young on June 8, 2017 at 5:14 PM

Beautiful image! I really like the detail and the background goes very well the subject. No criticism here.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 9, 2017 at 12:04 PM

A very impressive image Dennis with a beautiful color contrast. I think that you have photographed the flower in the right time as the stark blue doesn't like the sun. I love the photo.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 9, 2017 at 12:21 PM

Hi Dennis crying

Extraordinary color and light makes this a beautiful image to behold Excellent photography devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 9, 2017 at 7:24 PM

Lovely blue color and a pleasing complementary background. No nits! cool

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 9, 2017 at 10:33 PM

Beautiful, I love the Bachelor Button and you have shown it off very well here with the blurred out poppies in the background.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on June 11, 2017 at 7:33 PM

Hi Dennis! I really like the dof and point of view. The poppies in the background work well with the colors. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 11, 2017 at 11:25 PM

Dennis: What a great flower and an equally terrific BG. Many thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on June 12, 2017 at 10:06 PM

Dennis
Very artistic photo. I love the contrast in color between the flower and the background. Good choice to photograph the flower before it was fully developed. It works well here.

Best
Kathy