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Posted by Don Eaves on July 16, 2007 at 11:16 PM
I have been lurking for some time and enjoying the marvelous work posted by the members here. It has been amazing to watch the grow and development through the generous exchange of ideas and techniques. I hope that I might profit some as well.

My first post is a wildflower that I picked up in a swamp in south Mississippi back in the spring. Minor cropping with default sharpening in Lightroom.

Canon 10D
75-300mm @ 90mm
1/400sec @ f8.0, ISO 400
extension tubes

Thanks for looking.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 17, 2007 at 8:50 AM
Welcome Don! Glad to have you aboard. Your first post is a very interesting flower. Beautiful control of the whites revealling very nice detail and a good background too. Given the wild petals of this bloom radiating outward, I might have been tempted to fill the entire frame with them.

Great first post, looking forward to seeing more! :wavey:
Posted by TIMERNST on July 17, 2007 at 9:38 AM
I love spider lilies, and is one wildflower (of many I'm sure) you get down in the lowlands that we don't see up here in the hills! Let's see more swamp flowers!
Posted by Tim Buchanan on July 17, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Welcome Don! Such interesting flowers you have here - wish they grew further north!
Posted by Gale Rainwater on July 17, 2007 at 2:09 PM
Welcome to the forum Don. nice image.
Posted by Bill Dark on July 17, 2007 at 8:06 PM
Hi, Don - looks like we have two Dons now :biggrin: This is really a nice first post. I would imagine these guys are some of the most difficult to photograph, but this is wonderful. Look forward to seeing more! :wavey:
Posted by Tim Ferrell on July 17, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Really neat flowers. Its funny to see these posted as I just saw a patch of them next to the interstate between LR and Conway(by the swamp).
Posted by Don Eaves on July 17, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Wayne, thanks for your suggestion. I have tested with a tighter crop and it does make for a different effect with more pop.

Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome.

Bill, it is nice to be mentioned in the same post with Don K :biggrin:
Posted by Dale Edsen on July 18, 2007 at 11:44 AM
What an interesting flower. Very nice job with the exposure and the background! I do agree with moving the crop to the right and eliminating the empty space on the left. There is enough space between the petals on this one.
Posted by Merle Cook on July 19, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Great shot. I have a tough time shooting flowers are really appreciate a shot like this.