Morning Delight

Gallery: FloraPosted July 11, 201073 views9 comments

I guess it's time I buy a new field guide, for I can't find this wildflower/weed in the one I have. I took this photo early morning while the dew was still quite heavy. I used the sun for back-lighting the flower and the large dots in the bokeh of the BG is dew drops from the weeds behind the subject. I normally don't like that look but I'd like to hear other opinions on this.
Canon 7D, Manual Exposure with tripod, 1/800sec, F/2.8, ISO 100, Canon 100mm macro.
Thanks for looking and all C&C welcomed.
Large version added.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 11, 2010 at 9:23 PM

John: Wonderful lighting and I like the bokeh. I can't help on the ID but I certainly like the subject and the party crasher. I do think I would clone away whatever that is on the tip of the lower bud. Nice find and a fine capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM

John:
I am a sucker for backlighting and it has worked well with image creating this glow around the flowers and stem. It also highlights the patterns on the flowers. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 11, 2010 at 9:52 PM

Really nice rim lighting! I would lose the spider/mosquito as well. A very nice comp and beautiful color as well.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 12, 2010 at 9:36 AM

John, it looks like a Bladder Campion, but the calyx is throwing me for a loop, as the ones I see in literature are pinkish in color. The basal leaves look like what I see in the literature. Whatever it is, your capture is beautiful. I didn't see the party crasher at first. To remove or not remove? It is a part oif nature. But a zit on your portrait. I like the composition with the diagonal stem and subject.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 12, 2010 at 10:54 AM

John, was just looking through one of my Michigan wildflower field guides, and came across White Campion or Evening Lychnis - Lychnis alba, in the Pink family, Caryophyllaceae. Looks like your Morning Delight. Still looking for my unsub.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on July 12, 2010 at 2:20 PM

Thanks for the ID help Steven.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 12, 2010 at 9:47 PM

John, Looks nice to me, specially the rim lighting. I always find those OOF highlights interesting. If anything a small crop from the top may strengthen the photo.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 12, 2010 at 11:04 PM

I like the backlighting, it's well done. I agree that just a bit should come off the top, and the large dots are up for grabs..It will depend on the viewer..Us less sophisticated types kinda like it

Well done

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 14, 2010 at 2:11 AM

Wonderful image and the bokeh is an extra special touch. Very nicely done

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