Columbine Portrait

Gallery: FloraPosted July 28, 2010178 views26 comments

This is a more traditional portrait of a columbine than my last two posts that I made while in Colorado recently. The road to this spot was aptly named "Breakneck Pass". There was a section in this road that felt like it was going to live up to its name. Thanks for looking.

50D, 100-400L @ 310 mm, 1/25 @ f/5.6, ISO 200, 90% FF

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 28, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Clean, crisp and pleasing comp. One of the sharpest images of a columbine that I've ever seen. Because of that sharpness the bottom leaf being oof really draws the eye. Although it balances the image and is a nice compositional element, I think I might crop at least a portion of it.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 29, 2010 at 12:38 AM

Wayne:
Terrific comp and tack sharp. The leaves at the bottom do not bother me but I can see that Patricia's suggestion of perhaps 4x5 crop may also work.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 29, 2010 at 5:46 AM

Very nice Wayne, love the color and the detail in the flower, along with a perfect BG and comp.
John

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 29, 2010 at 7:28 AM

Wonderful, Wayne. Great presentation. Love the vertical orientation.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 29, 2010 at 9:12 AM

Wayne, while it maybe traditional, it is a wonderful portrait. Great sharpness/detail in the bloom and wonderful boheh. First class all the way.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on July 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Another beauty Wayne. Love your depth of field and composition and perfect light.
May

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Sweet shot!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM

great detail and very nice bg...

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 29, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Wayne, beautiful again. The comment is the same as in your previous post.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by David Bartlett _CO on July 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM

Absolutely beautiful image.

Registered on February 2, 2009, 18 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on July 29, 2010 at 3:02 PM

A beautiful image Wayne, the sharp flower and soft background work well together, as does the angle you composed this at.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 29, 2010 at 6:40 PM

A wonderful in the field portrait Wayne. Beautiful.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 29, 2010 at 6:49 PM

Beautiful image Wayne - about as good as it gets.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on July 29, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Gorgeous flower! Beautifully captured, although I think I agree with Patricia on the crop suggestion. If you don't, no biggy, it's still wonderful viewing.

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 29, 2010 at 7:19 PM

An excellent portrait! Lovely even lighting to show it off so well.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 29, 2010 at 8:44 PM

Hi wayne

perfect in every aspect

extraordinary work

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 30, 2010 at 4:46 AM

Just a gorgeous portrait of this classic flower. Love the blue ones! Thanks for the treat.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 30, 2010 at 9:15 AM

What a fine capture! The bg is terrific along with the colors and detail. A beautiful presentation.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Wayne I like very much how uou have placed the flower within the frame. The soft blue color and all detaiol are fabulous. Nicely done.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 30, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Outstanding! The composition is superb, as is the lighting, color and DOF choice.

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on July 30, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Nicely done. Great comp, lines and colors. Interesting choice of a lens on this one.

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM

The soft light and natural color go a long way in this well composed floral Wayne.
Add great DOF, a smooth complimentary BG, and you have something very special

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 31, 2010 at 4:23 PM

This is a stunningly beautiful image, Wayne. Superb sharpness to the flower and its centre, a fine composition and a gorgeous range of tones throughout.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 1, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Wayne: Since I can't decide which of these I like better I guess you'll just have to send me a large print of all of them! This is one of the finest columbine portraits I've seen here in quite a while. The BG is especially complementary. Really good photography. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 1, 2010 at 1:56 PM

Thanks for the nice comments everyone, they are much appreciated. I truly enjoyed my first time photographing the columbine in Colorado so I'm glad to see that you found the results to be pleasing.

I'm always impressed and inspired by the quality and body of work produced by members of this forum. Many thanks to each of you for helping me improve my flora images.

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on August 1, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Excellent work, Wayne. Great colors and pleasing bokeh.

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