Ithuriel's Spear

Gallery: FloraPosted May 5, 2010345 views16 comments

A bold name for a rather diminutive flower. The "effect" in this capture is the result of shooting through a clump of blooms at a large aperture (cramming). I welcome your thoughts and comments.

Canon 5D, Tamron 90mm, f/3.5 for 1/200 second (ISO 200).

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on May 5, 2010 at 2:11 PM

The swash of colors and the selective focus do it for me. Nice!

Tim
Concrete, WA

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 5, 2010 at 2:24 PM

Really like the wash of colors throughout, it grabs my attention. Beautiful Phil.
John

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 5, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Simple, elegant and outstanding colour. To the front of the class.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 5, 2010 at 4:37 PM

So very lovely, Phil! The color wash in the bg- you KNOW I love it! How delicate and detailed the subject flower. Fine, fine capture.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on May 5, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Hey Phil,
This works very well. The BG is super. I have been out all day so the eyes are a bit shot from the sun.....but the center of the bloom appears a bit bright....but wait to see if someone else thinks so.....or I will revisit this one tomorrow. Very nice job and thought process composing this one!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM

I like it for the exact same reasons other viewers have already mentioned - that purple wash is superb and leads the eye back to the flower. Well done

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 5, 2010 at 8:33 PM

Phil: Marvelous capture. I especially like the color palette, POF and BG. Most excellent.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 5, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Gorgeous! Superbly crafted image.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 5, 2010 at 11:49 PM

You've combined sharpness where it's most important with
an artistic blur, plus colors are excellent. Well done, Phil.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on May 6, 2010 at 3:54 AM

Very tender, very lovely, Phil.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 6, 2010 at 8:53 AM

I really like your crammed image. The OOF BG is a real plus to compliment the gorgeous flower, well done!

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 6, 2010 at 7:39 PM

The BG colors and lines compliment the beauty of the flower perfectly, Phil. Your cramming paid off with some wonderful dividends.

Ed

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 6, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Phil:
This cram is very well done. Live the wash of purple, blue and green which is solidified into the focused bloom.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 6, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Hi phil

The background wash of color is to die for

The flower itself is beautifully crafted and composed, With great color and light

Albert Darmo Canada.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 7, 2010 at 3:17 PM

I am still here and go on admiring the gorgeous background. The melting warm and cold colors create a palette really beautiful, Phil. Splendid.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Outstanding colors and I really like the pof in the center of the bloom. Fine work.

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