Foxglove

Gallery: FloraPosted July 20, 201061 views10 comments

There are Foxglove along almost every rural road near my home right now. Mostly the purples and a few whites. I found this one while walking out of an area where I had been shooting a stream in the foothills of Mt Rainier NP. After waiting out the wind and flicking off a dozen or so ants that kept crawling out of the centers of these blooms I managed to get an acceptable shot. Not the greatest bg but if I'd opened up the aperture any more the dof just wouldn't have been there. Thanks for looking.

D5000
Sigma 24-70 @ 70mm w/cp
f/4 @ 1/20 sec
ISO 160

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 20, 2010 at 5:48 AM

Bruce, I like the bg. I think it sets off the subject very nicely. I also like the slight tilt to the stem. Lighting looks right on.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 20, 2010 at 9:38 AM

Steven said all I wanted to say, Bruce. Very nice work on this difficult to photograph flower

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on July 20, 2010 at 1:03 PM

I like this Bruce. I'm with the others about the background. Really sets the subject off, and has some matching splotches of lavender thrown in.

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on July 20, 2010 at 4:01 PM

I've not seen the blue variety before. A very photogenic flower and I think by choosing a 70mm perspective that you have captured the flower extremely well. Background looks fine. I like the splotches of blue in the background. Might be tempted to trim a touch off the top if this were mine.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 20, 2010 at 7:18 PM

I like the bg as well, and the light, and the comp. I think you might could crop some from the top and the sides. Well done!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 21, 2010 at 8:25 AM

Really nicely seen and composed.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Hi Bruce

I agree with the comments on this Foxglove. The B.G. and detail are splendid. A crop on the top, and sides would make it even better'
Albert Darmo. canada

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 22, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Bruce;
A very nicely captured image. Good DOF and sweet BG.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 22, 2010 at 2:42 AM

Nicely captured Foxglove Bruce. I'm surprised about the color. Most of foxglove flowers I've seen are purple-red. Be careful, the foxglove is highly poisonous, but on the other side it is also source of some of best drugs used to treat heart conditions.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 24, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Bruce: Sorry to be so late commenting on this superb shot. BG works great for me. Well done.>=))>

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