Irresistble 1

Gallery: FloraPosted March 11, 201811,049 views8 comments

Sony A77II
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 13 secs @ f32

On my way home from church this morning I stopped in the store to pick up a few items. The floral department is just inside the door and these Irises begged me to take them home with me angel

. Who could say no to one so lovely? All comments welcome. Please view LARGE.>=))>

PS: For whatever reason I usually see portrait comps better than landscape. The original is true to the orientation of the flower as it was shot but I rotated it to vertical for comparison. Please look at the first comment for the portrait version.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 11, 2018 at 6:59 PM

Portrait Version

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 11, 2018 at 9:36 PM

I'm just the opposite. I like landscape, mostly because it displays larger on the monitor screen. Although—and I just noticed this—it seems to be easier to see texture in a portrait alignment. That is probably due to my glasses, which hinder my peripheral vision.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on March 12, 2018 at 12:15 AM

This is a very interesting comparison. Bill, I think I'm with you - I tend to like the portrait view better. As for the image, I was very drawn in by the thumbnail. I really like this perspective/POV. Excellent light and colors too. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 2:17 PM

I like the landscape version better with this one Bill. Love the colors and the textures too. I think with the portrait orientation it feels like it is falling over to the left somehow.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on March 12, 2018 at 7:05 PM

I really like this picture. I definitely favor the landscape orientation on this one. Colors are superb the flower texture is sublime. Almost makes me wish I was in insect. Nice job Bill- Ry

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on March 12, 2018 at 9:53 PM

Sumptuous color and lines, and I definitely prefer the landscape orientation.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 14, 2018 at 10:09 AM

No doubt that it was your. The larger view is great. I surly prefer the horizontal version. I love this photo Bill.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 15, 2018 at 2:29 PM

I love both versions, Bill, and they are both excellent. They have quite a different feel to them - that's for sure. I think on this one, I do prefer the portrait version. The yellow lines draw me in, and I love those back areas of the bloom. Hard to choose though - they are both great!

We did the same thing with a potted fresia the other day - it just begged us and begged us to take it home!

Nathan

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