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Purple Cone Flowers

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Posted by Tim Buchanan on August 16, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Purple Cone Flowers
From Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, these were growing by the side of the road (always the best place for flowers!). Kind of beat up, but I liked them against the bed of yellow (Missouri cone flowers?).

Canon 20D
f2.8 @ 1/25 sec
TS-90
ISO 100
Posted by Tom Kennon on August 16, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Tim, this is a wonderful shot. I really like the twin pair of cone flowers and the selective focus you have applied to the shot. The combination of the yellow, green and purple is really pleasing. It looks like the Tilt Shift lense was put to good use.
Posted by David Bush on August 16, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Nice find Tim, I like the combination of colors, the reds pop in contrast to the yellow background.
Posted by Don Kurz on August 16, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Tim, the yellow flowers are brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia triloba. You can find it on p. 110 in some guy's wildflower book... :wink:

Best,
Don
Posted by Tim Buchanan on August 16, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Don - Thanks for the ID. Guess I wasn't looking closely enoug (and I do have that book!).
Posted by Merle Cook on August 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Nice contrast of colors and it works very well with the dof showing just a few of the brown-eyed susans in focus.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 17, 2008 at 12:38 PM
For me it's the light, very nice. It really makes the colors pop in this shot Tim. :smile:
Posted by John Moore on August 18, 2008 at 1:20 AM
I've viewed this several times and hadn't really noticed the coneflowers being beat up until I read your comment again. I really like this shot Tim.
Posted by Bill Dark on August 19, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Really a lot to like here Tim - great light, composition and depth, and what a beautiful color palette. Great photograph!
Posted by Randy Wilson on August 21, 2008 at 8:25 PM
A top-notch color image with a nice distribution of in focus and out of focus elements. It's like one of those songs that just makes you happy. Anyone remember the Lovin' Spoonful? You don't?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVbN_-ochU
Posted by Larry Daniel on August 28, 2008 at 1:04 PM
Excellent Tim!