Herb-Robert Flower (Geranium robertianum)

Gallery: FloraPosted May 13, 20051,397 views7 comments

Canon 10D, Tamron 90mm Macro lens, Av mode,
1/15 sec @ f5.6, -1 stop exposure compensation,
Manual focus, iso 100, Raw, Mirror locked up,
Remote release. Gitzo 1548/B1.

Full frame.

Hi,

Went exploring a local Bluebell wood yesterday evening.
Watched a fox cub and a pair of Roe Deer (not together).
Photographed some Bluebells,then photographed an ant
Then turned my lens on this attractive flower which I believe is Herb-Robert.
I quite liked the surreal effect of the flower floating in mid-air against the bright sunlit leaf,although a 'stem-less' flower might not be how we usually see them.

All comments always welcome and appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on May 13, 2005 at 3:05 AM

Stunning image. I like the surreal feeling the lack of stem lends to this shot. Nice light, saturated colors, and well framed. I might crop a bit tighter, but either way i like it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2528 Comments

Comment posted by Matthew Pugh on May 13, 2005 at 5:50 AM

Justin this is quite simply lovely, the petal textures look great even at this resolution. Can’t see what improvements could have been made

Regards
Matthew

Registered on November 1, 2003, 72 Posts, 1230 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Cooper on May 13, 2005 at 6:58 PM

I like the floating effect too. Don't even need my 3-D glasses to get that reach out and touch it feeling. Cool.

Registered on April 26, 2005, 51 Posts, 183 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on May 15, 2005 at 9:46 PM

Hello Justin,

Haven't heard from you in sometime. Very nice image with super sharpness. I like the off center placement of the flower and how it stands out strongly from the background, well done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on May 17, 2005 at 7:04 AM

This is awesome Justin! Perfectly exposed and executed!

Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on May 17, 2005 at 7:05 AM

Hi,
Many thanks for the comments,much appreciated.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on May 21, 2005 at 8:19 PM

Beautiful image - perfect as it is. Something about the background really makes the image.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments