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Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 22, 2007 at 10:37 AM
'dils
A pair of daffodils from my local arboretum in North Po.

Canon 1D2
Canon EF 100mm Macro
ISO 200
F/5.6

Posted by Erik Lundh on March 22, 2007 at 2:02 PM
Excellent shot Ned. I don't think you could have done better with this one. Cool!
Posted by Eric Hahl on March 22, 2007 at 2:20 PM
Very nice!
Posted by Rick Lundh on March 23, 2007 at 12:57 AM
Yes, Ned this is a very sweet daff image. Perfect seperation. I wish for an ever so slightly deeper DOF on that left one...but thats a minor nit.
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 23, 2007 at 1:11 AM
For all your notoriety as 'Falls' Fenimore, you sure have a knack for flowers up close. Seriously, I don't really even pay attention to 99% of all flower shots, but yours are really special, Ned. You just have a gift here. Strikingly beautiful image.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on March 23, 2007 at 3:30 AM
Beautiful daffs, Ned. Great color in both fg and bg. The DOF on the bg is wonderful. I can't explain why I don't think the DOF works as well for the flowers. I wish both daffs were sharp against the bg in this comp. Did you post this in Flora??
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 23, 2007 at 10:53 AM
This was tough tough tough! juggling ISO, time and aperture to get that background right... was combating a breeze.... it hasn't been on Flora yet - but may be... feeling the love..thanks!
Posted by Mark Hudon on March 23, 2007 at 11:09 AM
When I saw the title, Ned, I was expecting not to like it. Then I saw that it was sorta soft and said "ah, ha! now I don't have to like it". But then I looked at it for a few seconds and it really fell together. The background is nice, the flowers are really well positioned and all in all, it's a real nice shot.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 23, 2007 at 1:03 PM
Some time soon I would like to see this printed on Entrada, Mark.... :biggrin:
Posted by Mark Hudon on March 23, 2007 at 1:44 PM
I can arrange that, Ned.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on March 24, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Oh man, it's flower time again! Pretty soon tulips, then dahlias too! Thanks for reminding me, Ned, with this very nice 'dil shot!! I think it would look nice on Entrada...
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 29, 2007 at 12:39 AM
Thanks, Geoff - where have you been lately? Gonna shoot the tulips this year?