Gerbera Rays - Flora Theme

Gallery: FloraPosted June 3, 20081,309 views27 comments

I love gerbera daisies and can never get enough of them. I know that there are so many classic shots so I'll just add mine to the pot. When I shot this, I decided to have very little focus and instead concentrate on the "flow" of the petals from their stems.

Comments and suggestions are very welcomed and appreciated.

D80, ISO 100

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 3, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Completely delightful image, Beth. The choice of focus gives this a special something for me - and the colours are beautifully rendered.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 3, 2008 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful abstract. I love the colors and your comp.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 3, 2008 at 6:59 PM

A beautiful abstract Beth. I normally have trouble with soft images but this is exquisite. Beautiful work - pink and white flames.

Pat

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Comment posted by Bud Reed on June 3, 2008 at 7:15 PM

Beautiful shot Beth

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 3, 2008 at 7:19 PM

Awesome Beth! Great lighting, great lines, great color. Excellent use of DOF. I like it a lot!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Whitney on June 3, 2008 at 8:38 PM

Beth...wonderful flow to petals, great light = well done

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 3, 2008 at 8:48 PM

Whispy, delicate flow... almost like hand-dyed silk fabric blowing in the wind. I like the comp, the colors, the flow, the whole concept and the final result.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on June 3, 2008 at 8:58 PM

Love it Beth, very well done.

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 3, 2008 at 9:59 PM

I like the out of focus here. Nice play with colour.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 4, 2008 at 9:33 AM

Awesome..Nice leading lines

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on June 4, 2008 at 10:32 AM

Excellent Beth....... I like it alot.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM

The softness of the pink petals are so sweet. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 4, 2008 at 3:20 PM

Absolutely grand, Beth. Mission accomplished par none! The color is fantastic, and you're right, this just all flows together so sumptuously. Makes the word "hosannah" come to mind.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 4, 2008 at 6:56 PM

Beth: This is frame filling spectacular. Some of the purest eye candy I've seen in quite a while.>=))>

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on June 5, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Looks like red hot flames

Very nice image

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 5, 2008 at 11:20 AM

Oh my this is nice Beth. Wonderful play of lines and color really make this special. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on June 5, 2008 at 5:08 PM

Many kudos Beth. The flow to this image is great. Nice choice of dof for full effect.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 9, 2008 at 8:31 PM

Congrats Beth! Great choice by Bill IMO.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 9, 2008 at 8:35 PM

Very effective soft focus, and handling the light. Congrats on your EP, Beth!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 9, 2008 at 8:58 PM

Oh just grand on getting the EP for this, Beth. I was rooting for you. It's so beautiful.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 9, 2008 at 10:22 PM

Great image Beth. Congratulations on the EP... it is well deserved.

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Comment posted by beth summer on June 10, 2008 at 8:21 AM

Thank you for the honor of being selected. It was a nice surprise to wake up to this AM

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Comment posted by Louis Neal on June 10, 2008 at 11:13 AM

Nice shot and a good eye for composition! How often we miss the obvious because we don't look close enough.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 10, 2008 at 11:37 AM

Beth I lost this beauty! Which paintbrush did you use? Bravissima.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 10, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Congrats on your EP Beth. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 10, 2008 at 1:43 PM

Congrats on the EP. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM

I'm catching up with the forum here, and congrats on the EP! Very nice shot. I think you achieved your goal, I love the flow of the petals.

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