Lily of the valley

Gallery: FloraPosted December 20, 2009119 views9 comments

A shot from last spring on the mountains near Como Lake, Italy.

Thanks for looking.

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, f/9, 1/40sec, ISO100, natural light, tripod

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 20, 2009 at 6:45 PM

D&L: Superbly crafted image. Wonderful comp and a fine DOF choice. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on December 20, 2009 at 6:50 PM

One of the most delicate flowers and what a scent it has! Beautiful image D&L!! I like everything about it!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on December 20, 2009 at 9:00 PM

Wonderful portrait of a beautiful flower. Fantastic whites.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on December 20, 2009 at 11:34 PM

Beautiful capture of a favorite species of mine. Used to have a carpet of these growing in the yard of the house I grow up in as a kid. Loved the clusters of white blossoms against the lovely foliage and the scent - a perfume! Really enjoy looking at this composition.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 21, 2009 at 9:41 AM

I find them a bit tough to photograph due to the low level shooting that is needed. You have done very well here fitting the blooms into a diagonal. DOF as Bill says is perfectly handled.

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Comment posted by beth summer on December 21, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Very nice Lily of the Valley. Brings back many memories of my childhood as it was one of my favorites when I walked the woods with my mother. Good bg as well.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 22, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments. Actually it was not easy to find the right position of the tripod low on the ground to have reasonably clean BG. We found these and many others during a hike on the lake and it was a great surprise for us.
Ciao!
D&L

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Strong composition and perfect dof for my tastes. Exceptionally well done.

Pat

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 1, 2010 at 4:28 PM

Bellissima. I love movement, depth and the hint of tridimensionality in the flowers.

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