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Lily and DF

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 12, 2010403 views20 comments

This is another image from a garden in a local park (Forest Park, St. Louis). For this shot I was laying on the ground and handing over and just above the water to get the low angle.
Thanks for looking and you comments are welcome and appreciated!
Canon 5DII
100-400 @300 W/36MM ET
F9 1/400
ISO 400
CROPPED TO 60%

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on July 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM

A beauty, Mark! Superb low angle, great detail in the DF, masterly use of the DOF. Great shot!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 12, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Superb.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on July 12, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Wow, nice and sharp where it counts. Love the colors and composition.

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Comment posted by John Kerr on July 12, 2010 at 2:04 PM

This is a beaty Mark. Great POV and the DF looks nice and sharp. The DF along with the remarkable flower for it's perch makes this A+ in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on July 12, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Hey Mark, very well done.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 12, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Fantastic to say the least, Mark. Tough to get eye level shots like these in a Garden !!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 12, 2010 at 10:53 PM

This is beautiful Mark, really like it..Easy to see your passionate about your work

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM

Mark:
This is a very nicely composed shot. Just the right DOF of the DF. The softness of the Lily is great and makes the DF pops. Well done.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on July 13, 2010 at 1:31 AM

Very nice shot, definitely. Excellent colors also on the dragonfly. You've chosen very good, soft light for that shot. However, I'd probably have gone for the dragon only and used the pink for a stunning background. Just a thought...

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Comment posted by mark cillo on July 13, 2010 at 12:48 PM

Thanks everyone for all the comments!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 14, 2010 at 5:50 AM

Love this composition. Great find - excellent.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 21, 2010 at 12:41 AM

perfect dof, great colors, and fine detail in the 'fly.
Congrats on the EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on July 21, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Congrats on EP, Mark.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM

Congrats Mark

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on July 21, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Well done Mark. Congrats on the EP

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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on July 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM

Congrats on a well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on July 22, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Thanks everyone again, I am very honored to have a weekly pick from the macro gallery

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 24, 2010 at 7:47 PM

Mark: What a combination - superb dragonfly and a beautiful water lily. Certainly the stuff of EPs! Congrats. >=))>

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on July 26, 2010 at 5:22 PM

great composition, story detail and colors. I lover this shot.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 14, 2011 at 8:05 AM

Beautiful image, love this comp/POV. The flower makes a wonderful perch, the two share the frame very well.
Nicely done!

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