Lady Slipper

Gallery: FloraPosted August 7, 201055 views11 comments

Shot near Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, with a Canon 50D using 100mm macro lens; f2.8; center-weighted average metering. Minimal adjustments in PSE. I love Spring and the wild flowers it brings.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 7, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Strong composition Doris. With the over arching stem this reminds me more of a bell than a slipper. I also like the complementary color palette. Great bg separation as well and while I like that, I suppose I might have traded a little of it for more depth of field on the slipper itself. Even so, this is a good looking image for my tastes.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 7, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Doris,

A very nice image! You did very well with this one. I like the detail.

- Zaid

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM

I like the colors and the background quite a bit, and the composition works well. Very nice capture of this unique flower.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 7, 2010 at 4:31 PM

very nice comp. and colors...

Brigitte

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

Comment posted by Philip Southard on August 7, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Nice looking image Doris. Great color, detail, and BG. Shenandoah is one of my favorite places. I was just there today, albeit hiking with friends, not taking photos.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 8, 2010 at 9:18 AM

Another beauty Doris. One more stop might have brought the whole slipper into focus without affecting your bg. But there is excellent detail and texture revealled in this lovely offering. Good stuff!

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 8, 2010 at 10:13 AM

Doris: Wonderful find and great color palette. I've never seen one of these in the wild so I'm jealous. A touch more DOF on the bloom would be better for me but this is exceptionally nice as is. Well done.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on August 8, 2010 at 10:26 AM

Very nice colours; as said some more DOF would help; maybe a less centered composition could be considered.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 9, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Beautiful details, which want me to see a bit more DOF on the bloom.. But very nice image as is