Flora - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2010Posted June 23, 20101,731 views43 comments

Flora Gallery - 2nd Honorable Mention
Lotus #2

Lotus taken at the same session as the last post. Cloned a small stem near the top of the lotus but otherwise full frame and minor levels, curve adjustment and USM.

D90 Nikkor 105mm iso800 F5 1/1000sec (iso settings left over from shotting BF on lotus and I forget to change it back) HH. The DOF is slightly too shallow to cover the entire bloom but the BG is starting to get untidy at F8. Thanks for looking and C&C appreciated.

Comments

43 comments

Comment posted by Marie Mitchell on June 23, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Unbelievable! Stunning shot, love the light and detail-perfect!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM

Beautiful Lighting and love the color. Nicely processed

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM

Wow, Gary. You really caught the luminous glow of this beautiful lotus. Great job!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 23, 2010 at 5:07 PM

Exceptional image for my tastes Gary. Beautiful light... Strong composition. Gorgeous.

Pat

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 23, 2010 at 6:22 PM

It's perfect. My eye is drawn right to the center of this beautiful flower. Light is beautiful , no fill?

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 23, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Wow, you knocked this one out of the park! Exceptional image.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 23, 2010 at 8:25 PM

The form of this flower really snapped me to attention-- even before I opened the thumbnail! Very striking, indeed.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on June 23, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Gary, sweet capture. DOF right on in my mind. The oof back part of the flower is okay with me. I like the portrait lighting quality on your subject.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on June 23, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Superb shot Gary. Light, color, DOF all look great. I don't mind the slightly OOF petals as the center of the flower is tack sharp.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM

DOF is not a problem here, Gary - anything less would have perhaps. Love the soft colors and the water drops. I miss shooting these flowers here. There are one or two dust/dirt locations on the petals which could be removed but they are hardly recognizable.

Awesome work

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on June 24, 2010 at 5:40 AM

Excellent. Very impressive colours, well mastered DOF and overal composition. Most of this image I like is the soft feel. Very relaxing. Nicely done Gary.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on June 24, 2010 at 6:40 AM

the light and dof are fantastic...wonderful image, great job

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 24, 2010 at 7:05 AM

Stunning capture of this exotic and beautiful lotus. Well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 24, 2010 at 11:46 AM

Love the intensity in the center and the lines in the petals. Terrific work.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on June 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Absolutely fascinating Gary... Very very well captured

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Gary, I don't know from where to begin. The fact is that I love all: the beautiful design of the leaves around the flower, the delicacy of the translucent petals, the contrast of the colors, the lightness of the flower against the shade in the BG. A real beauty, Gary.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Wonderful colours!

D&L

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on June 24, 2010 at 5:57 PM

Striking image Gary...perfect comp and fabulous lighting

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 24, 2010 at 6:52 PM

Just plain gorgeous Gary. I love the DOF and the magnificence of the bloom. Awesome.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 25, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Gary: I liked your last shot a lot but this one is off the charts good. One of the best lotus shots I've seen here in quite a while and I have a long memory. Terrific capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM

Stunning, Gary. Looks like it could glow in the dark.

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Comment posted by Jim Salge on June 25, 2010 at 12:21 PM

This. Is. Incredible!

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on June 25, 2010 at 2:17 PM

Wonderful color and light

Registered on October 8, 2009, 214 Posts, 432 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 25, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Hi Gary

you really hit a home run with this one.

This is beautifully crafted. the F/5 is the perfect comprimise.for DOF and B..G... The Colors,light. BG. and composition are amazing

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Congratulations on the WP honour, Gary

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 29, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Congratulations on the EP award. Well deserved honor for a breathtaking image!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 29, 2010 at 1:51 PM

These lotuses are exquisite!
Excellent colors and detail, and the creamy greens are perfect.
Cpngrats on a fine EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 29, 2010 at 1:56 PM

Gary,
Congrats on the EP. Outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on June 29, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Gary, this caught my eye as a thumbnail and I love it larger! Congrats on your EP!! Just gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Congrats on the weekly EP Gary. This is a real beauty.

Pat

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 29, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Hi Gary

Congrats on a well deserved E.P. win

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 29, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and kind words. It is an honor to get my first EP award in Flora and at the same time I am really humbled to be supported by so many talented and artistic photographers in this gallery.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 3, 2010 at 5:35 AM

Congrats on a well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 5, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Congrats on the EP, Gary.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 3, 2011 at 1:28 AM

Gary, big Congrats on the 2010 Flora 2nd HM award!
Gorgeous image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 3, 2011 at 6:47 AM

Congratulations on the 2010 2nd Honorable Mention award Gary!!!! Outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 3, 2011 at 9:38 AM

Congratulations on the EPA2010 honor, Gary.

. Your work through-out 2010 has been awesome and very inspiring.

Wish you much success in 2011 as well.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 3, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Gary, Congratulations on the HM. Well deserved.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 4, 2011 at 3:50 PM

Congrats on the well deserved 2nd HM, Gary!

D&L

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Comment posted by William Brozy on January 4, 2011 at 5:19 PM

It's luscious!!! Congrats Gary, this is so well-deserved. I wish you the very best in 2011.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 5, 2011 at 4:57 PM

Congrats on your award, Gary. I'm very impressed by the shot and glad to see a shot taken outside of a studio getting some recognition in the Flora category.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 6, 2011 at 8:49 AM

Congrats on your HM for the year. A beautiful selection one well deserving. Thanks for your encouraging and helpful comments this past year. Looking forward to seeing more of your work in weeks to come. Larry

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on January 7, 2011 at 5:10 AM

Many congrats on this well deserved honour Gary....

Last year it was a real treat to see your posts in both flora and macro and I look forward to many more this year.

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