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Solitaire

by Bill Fach

Gallery: FloraPosted March 29, 2010144 views15 comments
Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/200 @ f8

Like an exquisite diamond, this paintbrush needed a fine setting. Washington County, Texas. >=))>

Photo Art version is here.

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Mike Reid on March 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM
wow what great colors set off by an amazing background...very nice :cool:
Registered on February 28, 2009, 37 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Bill , great detail and dof. Nice background.
Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments
Comment posted by Timothy Epp on March 29, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Beautiful colour and saturation Bill! I love the BG choice as well with the blue and green.
Registered on January 1, 2009, 72 Posts, 333 Comments
Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on March 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM
:eek: :eek: :eek: I am going to have to stow away in your car sometime Bill just so I can shoot some of these with you !!

Beautiful work !!

Bernie: You're welcome anytime. We like to be hospitable to Midwest folk, Hoosiers especially. Texas, its a whole 'nuther country!
Registered on June 5, 2005, 251 Posts, 3734 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 29, 2010 at 11:14 PM
As fine an image of a paintbrush as I've seen Bill. Perfect supporting bg. Superb...

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Plain, simple, beautiful. Very nice work Bill. Perfect aperture . . . something that seems to elude me for some reason.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on March 30, 2010 at 1:07 AM
Very, very nice, Bill. The colors and dof are perfect. Is this from this year? What I remember most from our trip to Texas a few years back was the awesome wildflowers in the spring.

Kathy: Taken this past Saturday. The flowers are actually just getting started. After a couple of lousy blooms the past two years 2010 promises to be really good; about the only benefit of a cold wet winter.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 30, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Wonderful colors Bill, I like the sharp paintbrush and the OOF BG, very well done!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 30, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Love the colors in this. Just a superb presentation.
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 30, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Very very pretty portrait Bill. The blue in the BG really helps to set off the main subject here. Great colors. I think this is my favorite Indian Paintbrush shot ever to have seen. Really well handled.

The PA version is very groovy! :smile:

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 30, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Hi Bill :wavey: This is a superb allround capture :eek: The Quality of light, The harmony of color. and composition make this a magical presentation :smile:
Albert Darmo Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Pete D on March 30, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Hi Bill,

This is very nice, indeed. It is a perfect example of the the impact a delightful imperfection creates. The little rogue on the left is so very important here. Without that little off-axis whisper this would still be good, but with it, oh my. I only wish I were there, but I suppose this is the next best thing.

Pete D.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments
Comment posted by Russell Colletta on March 31, 2010 at 12:03 AM
This is becoming my favorite gallery, and it's images like this that make it so. Detail, color, elegance. Nice!
Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Great colors and capture Bill. The POF/DOF are point on in my opinion. Super presentation :toast:
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 1, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Just beautiful, Bill. The pastel colors are splendid, painted without contrast and filled with plenty of light. I know it dosn't worth more than one cent but, for this beautiful photo sake, I would like to hide the spots of highlight in the LBC.
Cheers.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments