Homegrown

Gallery: FloraPosted April 18, 2009385 views17 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/800 @ f5.6

We have some of our own bluebonnets in the garden every spring. Its a Texas thing y'all

. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Amy Hopp on April 18, 2009 at 12:27 AM

Bill, awesome colors and technically superb!!!

Registered on October 18, 2007, 234 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 18, 2009 at 12:38 AM

This is especially nice! Good work.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on April 18, 2009 at 1:06 AM

Stunning blue and gold here Bill, and I love the shoot-thru technique with the bluebonnets. Y'all did just fine on this one!

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on April 18, 2009 at 1:42 AM

Absolutely lovely; the selective focus is, as they don't say in Texas, spot-on.

It captures the air!

Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 18, 2009 at 2:12 AM

Really nice Bill. Great contrasts of color with the BG. Great cram shot. I like it a lot.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on April 18, 2009 at 6:04 AM

An amazing beauty, Bill. Excellent color and dof.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by jamie pringle on April 18, 2009 at 11:36 AM

I may add nicely balanced. I would love to get into a nice thick cluster of flowers like that. Ain't happenin' up north yet, y'all

Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM

Love the complementary colors Bill and the strong composition. It would actually be hard for me to imagine a better bluebonnet image. Exceptional work.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on April 18, 2009 at 4:23 PM

oh, wonderful, Bill...I like these colors and the comp. is perfect...great work

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 18, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Lovely, Bill. Blue and green go so well together, plus the yellow background works
well with both colors adding just the right touch. Your blurred portions are right where
they should be.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Stice on April 18, 2009 at 10:04 PM

Bill, this is exquisite. I really like the selective focus and the blue and gold complement. Very nice!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 20 Posts, 185 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM

Fantastic color combination Bill. Comp and DOF/POF choice very nice. Sorta makes me want to visit Texas to see those legendary spring wildflowers.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 19, 2009 at 12:26 AM

Superb in every way, Bill. Great change of pace from the closeups we all like to do.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 19, 2009 at 3:03 PM

Beautifully crafted Bill

Everything is in harmony. The sublime colors, the COMP. along with the superb B.G.

Albert Darmo Que. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Mitchell on April 19, 2009 at 9:46 PM

Sweet image Bill! I love the colors and your POV with the oof portions. The flower really pops against the oof yellow BG, I've got to get to Texas I guess.

Isn't that Maze and Blue?

Registered on April 7, 2005, 171 Posts, 1106 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 20, 2009 at 3:16 AM

Never mind. You don't need a lensbaby when you get shots like this!

Wow, that's spectacular, Bill. Love it!

Hey, y'all-- is the Bluebonnet a relative of lupin? Sure looks like it...

(But the fun factor IS pretty good with a lensbaby... Oh, never mind!)

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 20, 2009 at 7:44 AM

This is better than good! An image we all aspire to capture and treasure.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments