Pristine Paintbrush

Gallery: FloraPosted March 27, 2010132 views17 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/500 @ f4

Made my first wildflower hunting trip this morning and almost overdosed. It is still really early but the flowers that are up are in spectacular condition and I had great light all day. Found this little beauty at Washington on the Brazos State Park. I have a tough time deciding if I like paintbrush or bluebonnets more. Today I saw lots of vivid paintbrush in small bunches among the bonnets. Lots more to come! >=))>

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ant on March 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Beautiful image - I like the color contrast between the foreground and the out-of-focus flowers in the background, and the delicate yet extremely sharp details of the flower in the foreground... Excellent ! A true promise of spring...

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Comment posted by Amy Hopp on March 27, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Ahhh - love that DOF, Bill! Beautiful comp and color. Hope I can find some of that this spring here in IN...

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 27, 2010 at 10:06 PM

You did get out Bill. That's great. Incredible bokeh, Bill.

May the weather hold for some happy shooting

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 27, 2010 at 11:37 PM

Lovely, Bill. Great control of DOF. I like the colors in this.
Also a good job of placing the main subject a little off center.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 28, 2010 at 6:50 AM

Beautiful... Great mood in this one too Bill.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Paula Dittrick on March 28, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Thanks Bill for the lovely photo. I didn't realize it was time yet for me to take a little drive out of Houston.
Paula

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on March 28, 2010 at 11:16 AM

So artistic,,,,,,, outstanding shot Bill

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 28, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Hi Bill

I love wildflower shots, and yours is no exception.

Superb composition , and marvelous pastel colors.
Albert Darmo Canada

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

Comment posted by David Cobb on March 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Great DOF here Bill, and I love the mixture of color in this image. I almost went to TX for the wildflower bloom this year, but CA was cheaper. Some day.

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

Comment posted by Paul Gasior on March 28, 2010 at 7:42 PM

Nice picture .
beautiful color and com.
I like wildflowers.

Registered on March 7, 2010, 99 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 28, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Bill:
Lovely image and I like the OOF BG.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on March 29, 2010 at 9:32 AM

Fab DOF Bill... Excellent effect, like it a lot

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 29, 2010 at 4:36 PM

Great colours, and perfect DOF.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 29, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Gorgeous shot, Bill. I like the comp and colors as well as the soft light.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on March 29, 2010 at 8:24 PM

Can't add much to the earlier comments, but it's great to get out n the field and find them in the natural settings.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on March 29, 2010 at 10:54 PM

What more can I add !!!

Just beautiful !!

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on March 31, 2010 at 4:24 PM

This is just lovely, Bill. I like the mixture of colors, and the way the shorter paintbrush "frames" the bonnet in the BG. Send some of that spring color up my way, will ya

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments