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Posted by Ralph Yakaboski on January 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM
New Guy
Been a member of MWNP for awhile but due to various reasons was unable to actively participate. The Yellow Lady's Slipper image was taken last spring during a trip to Tobermory Canada. Upon my retirement I decided to take up nature photography as a hobby and I welcome all C&C as I have a lot to learn on my new adventure into photography and CS4.

D2Xs
Nikon 200mm macro
f6.3
ISO100
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on January 25, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Ralph, like the shot. Doubt if I see any flowers for a while but Spring is out there somewhere. Iam not sure but think I would like to see a bit more space around the flower, just to give it a bit more room. Lookingto see more in future.
Posted by Steven M Kahn on January 26, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Welcome aboard Ralph to an awesome site to both enjoy and share your passion for photography. For a new guy, not too shabby a post! I agree with Kendall, maybe a bit tight on the cropping. But great separation of subject from bg. I like the muted soft bg. This post would also benefit from posting a larger image file so we can really enjoy your capture. :toast:
Posted by Tim Mulholland on January 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Very nice, Ralph, and welcome aboard! Obviously, you're retirement didn't last too long!!! ;)

Tim!
Posted by Philip Schwarz on January 26, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Welcome aboard. There seems to be a growing trend of retired folks taking up photography. BTW nice photo.
Posted by Mike Klarich on January 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Welcome! Nice image. Looking forward to many more.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 31, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Welcome back, Ralph! Beautiful image of the Lady Slipper with the nice clean background.