Bleeding Heart

Gallery: FloraPosted May 17, 201060 views9 comments

Posted this image in the NW forum a couple days ago but didn't find a way to add it to my NPN Gallery there. Taken early AM on Mother's Day along the trail up to Cedar Butte off the John Wayne/Iron Horse Trail. Thanks for looking. Comments welcome.

D5000
150mm f/2.8 Macro w/CP
f/11 @ 1/6 sec
ISO 800

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on May 18, 2010 at 12:15 AM

The hearts seem to be glowing, Bruce!

Tim
Concrete, WA

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 18, 2010 at 2:32 AM

Bruce:
The blooms just pops out of the BG. Nice color contrast.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on May 18, 2010 at 6:25 AM

Not sure if you have a slight tilt to the camera position or not, but I like the composition with an ever os slight tilt of the subject so that the stem starts/ends in the corner. Not sure if a horizontal flip would aid this capture as a presentation or not. Flipping it puts your starting point for your subject in the llc and your eye goes up and into your subject and then out. Our culture generally sees from left to right hence my comments. Just a minor personal opinion. The main point is the capture which is right on.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 18, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Beautiful image. I love the colors, comp and bg.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 18, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Very nice capture Bruce.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 19, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Beautiful light Bruce, excellent comp and great bg

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 19, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Wow, what more could you want from the colors? The background is great, too. My only nit would be a suggestion to find a way to minimize the dark spot in the URC (cloning, tone down, or even a careful crop if it woud not upset this fine comp.)

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 20, 2010 at 1:32 AM

Thanks for all the comments.
Good point Steven, the canera was level, I don't have an explaination. I guess I caught it at the right time. Eventually gravity will straighten it all out I suppose.
I hear you about the URC Wayne, it's been suggested and I'll check it out.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 21, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Bruce: I'm kind of glad you had to post here so we could get in on the treat as well. Really good DOF management and a gorgeous capture. >=))>

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