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Dressed in Yellow

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Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 1, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Dressed in Yellow
A 2011 take in a local dahlia garden.

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 100mm Macro
IS)-160
f/2.8
1/320th
Posted by Craig Strand on March 1, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Mr Nedster, I love the soft contrast and details in this,the DOF also works very nicely!
Posted by Catherine Reilly on March 1, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Aaahhh... A beautiful classic dahlia portrait. Such a delicate yellow exposed and focused perfectly with good dof.
Posted by Douglas Dietiker on March 1, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Nice Ned. :toast:
Posted by Ned Fenimore on March 1, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Thank you. I can hardly wait for August again. I think I might add a
1 TB drive to my computer just for dahlias!
Posted by Marylynne Diggs on March 1, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Love the colors and composition, Ned. I can't help but wonder if a square crop would be more pleasing overall. I do find that unopened bud in the lower left eye-catching, and while I like those "multiple stages of blooming" effects you get with a bud and a full blossom, I'm not sure it adds much in this case. Of course, that's just me. Others might holler "keep it"!

As for the hard drive: Go for 2 TB...I got a wireless with auto back up. It backs up changes to files wirelessly anytime I'm in range!
Posted by John Williams on March 13, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Why am I suddenly craving lemon meringue pie? :wink: :toast:
Posted by Scott Smorra on March 17, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Beautiful yellows Ned. I really like the DOF here. I could see a square comp of just the flower working very well as well...almost looks like a sunburst.