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Bleeding Hearts, Oregon

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Posted by Jack Graham on May 30, 2008 at 1:57 AM
Bleeding Hearts, Oregon
I posted this on the flora site, but though I would send it over to you folks as well. There wildflowers here in the Columbia River Gorge are much smaller and not as broad as the ones in Ohio. However there are carpets of them here for about 2-3 weeks. I always liked shooting these,. We had them growing in the woods in our backyard in Ohio. Now I drive to them! I still like shooting them looking for new perspectives.
JG
Nikon D200/ NIKON 200 Macro/ ISO 200/ F 4.5 at 1/20th sec/ Polarized/Tripod/comp -2/3 stop
Posted by Philip Schwarz on May 30, 2008 at 9:08 AM
Jack
Thanks for participating in the Midwest Forum. You always provide some great insights. I like the way the flower seems to grow out of background foliage. I tried some of the same flowers this past weekend without getting a really good shot.
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on May 30, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Again this is an excelent image. The images you post usually cause me a small bit of consternation, however I enjoy trying to view things differently after looking at them.
Posted by Jack Graham on May 31, 2008 at 2:06 AM
Kendall.

Is consternation a good thing or bad? It can mean different thigs!
JG
Posted by Chuck Beatty on May 31, 2008 at 7:59 AM
Beautiful image, Jack. The contrasting colors are striking. I like the way the OOF areas seem to swirl around the stem.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on May 31, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Excellent choice of DOF here, Jack! Thanks for sharing your finds with us Midwesterners! :wavey:
Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on May 31, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I can't comment much on perceived consternation, as I don't find anything here that "throws me"; and no, I don't think it's always a bad thing to make people think. In my opinion, this actually image here seems to represent a fairly typical approach to photographing these little flowers. Very nice take on bleeding hearts, good composition and contrasting colors - a little red goes a long ways!

Good having you around Jack.
Posted by Mike Klarich on May 31, 2008 at 1:13 PM
No consternation here Jack. That's simply a terrific image. I enjoy the DOF usage and the vivid color. Great stuff, thanks for posting!
Posted by Dan Borzynski on June 5, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Jack, I never saw the bleeding hearts at your Ohio residence, but it might be a different species. There is a cultivated version that originated in Asia which may have been what you saw. Your post looks fairly similar to the wild North American species I am more familar with.

Here is a post of the cultivated variety:
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on June 8, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Great image, Jack.