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Iris

by Chris Dorothy

Gallery: FloraPosted May 13, 201055 views11 comments
This is my first time posting here. The photos I have seen here are gorgeous and I have a lot to learn. So here goes....
This is from the Iris Garden's in Keizer, OR

Canon 50D
Canon18-200mm
ISO 200
F6.3@1/50

Chris
Sherwood, OR

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Very well done Chris, the DOF/POF are right on for this portrait in my opinion. I look forward to many more posts.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 14, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Chris, Just the right amount of background blur while preserving the details. Looks nice to me :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on May 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Welcome Chris... Very pretty colours but the bg looks a little busy to me. Look forward to seeing many more from you.
Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 14, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Welcome Chris. Nice detail, color, and light on the FG flower. I like the OOF flowers in the BG. :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Chris: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a fine first post. Looks like you're going to fit in just fine. I like your DOF control and the BG is very nice. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Welcome! The colors are great and your comp works well. Nice first post.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Dorothy on May 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Thank you all for the great welcome and for all of your comments!
Chris :smile:
Registered on May 12, 2010, 5 Posts, 14 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 15, 2010 at 4:41 PM
A wonderful first post here Chris, the grass bg works well here to bring out the flower. You might also consider a slight crop off of the top as an alternate view
Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 15, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Very nice, Chris. Love that background.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 1, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Hi Chris. Seemed to have missed this so sorry for the late comment. As I scrolled down I found that the elimination of the top portion of the background improved the image dramatically. Welcome aboard and I hope to see many more posts. :toast:
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 3, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Hey, this one is great, too, Chris! The only tiny nit is that the left petal of the subject flower impinges on the petal of the background oof flower. Ideally, try to avoid that, but like I said, it's one of those tiny nit, pesky detail sorts of things. It doesn't harm this photo so much at all, but on other comps, something like that really can lead the viewer away from what you want them to see. Great color and detail in this and wonderful light.

Keep 'em coming!
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments