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Gallery: FloraPosted November 5, 2008691 views21 comments

Denver Botanical Gardens

Canon 5D
Canon 180 mm w 25 mm ext tube
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/80

RAW, tripod, slight crop, natural light in the conservatory, Lightroom II, CS4

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Pat

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Barb Hansen on November 5, 2008 at 4:33 PM

Very Nice Pat..... nice detail in the center and I love the blurred Bg, especially the colors.

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Comment posted by beth summer on November 5, 2008 at 4:34 PM

This is very cool, Pat. I like the dof and colors alot. The bg has a radiance about it. Excellent comp.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 5, 2008 at 6:10 PM

Very interesting composition Pat. I really like the colors too. Very interesting, pretty shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 5, 2008 at 6:11 PM

Pat:

This is 4+ cool. Your positioning of the bud relative to the BG is brilliant. Many kudos.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 6, 2008 at 11:29 AM

Really taken with this, Pat. I think you don't work at f5.6 all that often but you certainly should. It's a beautiful image with a striking fan-like BG to the flower and great colouring.

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Comment posted by Amy Hopp on November 6, 2008 at 6:14 PM

Pat, this is outstanding! I realy love the DOF and colors...

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on November 7, 2008 at 9:05 AM

What a unique image Pat, the detail in the fg works beautifully with the colorful bg, very well done !!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 7, 2008 at 10:36 AM

Very impressive blust of the BG color Pat. The blurring of the back side of the subject merge it with the shape of the similar color behind composing one unusal figure. I like it.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 7, 2008 at 1:46 PM

Brilliant placement to capture this difficult subject. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 7, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Beautifully crafted and presented Pat. Terrific comp and pof.

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Comment posted by Barbara Logan on November 11, 2008 at 12:15 AM

Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing. (SMILE)

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 11, 2008 at 12:19 AM

Congratulations on the EP Pat. Well deserved honor!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 11, 2008 at 4:09 AM

Many congrats on the EP, Pat !!! It's thoroughly deserved - a really striking and beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 11, 2008 at 7:08 AM

Beautiful and creative presentation.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 11, 2008 at 7:52 AM

Congrats on your WP. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on November 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM

Congrats on your EP, Pat. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 11, 2008 at 10:33 AM

Thanks you all for the kind comments. I'm very pleased about the EP, especially given the quality, talent and expertise in the flora gallery. With regard to this image, I would like to mention and acknowledge Mike Moat's book Tiny Landscapes. I found it to be extremely interesting and full of good helpful advice. In particular, Mike repeatedly emphasizes the importance of bg in composition and that instruction wasn't lost on me when I composed this shot. So, I'd like to recommend his excellent and beautiful book as well as thank him for his contribution to this image.

Thanks all.
Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on November 14, 2008 at 12:10 AM

Pat,

Congrats on the EP. Great work. I love the comp, your placement and focus of the BG is wonderful. It has been fun for me to watch your progression as a photographer. You have a great eye and tremendous originality in what you do.

All the best to you,
Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on November 16, 2008 at 8:41 AM

Congrats, Pat! Beautiful and breathtaking.