Cactus bud

Gallery: FloraPosted July 9, 201052 views9 comments

Taken a few months ago during the Anza Borrego Desert Bloom - comments and suggestions appreciated!
Canon 100mm macro at f/8 to keep some of the patterning on the background - is it too much?

Thanks!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 9, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Rachel: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a fine first post here. I really like your DOF choice and the details in the bud. The BG works very well for me as is although cropping this to 4:5 from the top makes the image stronger IMO. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more. >=))>

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Comment posted by David Cobb on July 9, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Love how you framed the bud against the OOF pear, and I really enjoy the dot pattern in the background. Nicely done Rachel.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on July 9, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Welcome Rachel and a wonderful image. I agree with Bill's crop suggestion. Wonderful background.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Great comp Rachel. Love your dof and plane of focus decisions. I would crop it tighter as Bill suggested. I like the image very much though as posted. Welcome to the gallery. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Pat

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 10, 2010 at 3:41 AM

I really like your choice of background.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 10, 2010 at 4:17 AM

Welcome Rachel, and good luck with future posts! Set the bar pretty high up your poles with your first post. Your oof bg is making me hungry! I see lots and lots of fried eggs! So here is a

. Make that

! The detail in the subject is beautiful and well captured. My only nit - would love to see the larger file posted!!!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 10, 2010 at 8:16 AM

Interesting composition - nice presentation.

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Comment posted by Rachel Blaser on July 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Here's the 4:5 crop, which removes just a sliver off the top - I think you're right, that there was a bit too much space up there.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 10, 2010 at 3:25 PM

An intriguing image, Rachel. I think the patterned ground works very well, picking up on the textures in the main plant, which is presented beautifully. Lovely, soft colours too.

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