Contolled? Chaos

Gallery: FloraPosted September 11, 2010123 views17 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 100, 1/80 @ f16

After seeing Mauro's recent Orton shot I remembered that its been a long time since I played around with the technique and then as I was organizing my 2010 favorites I came across this shot of a red tipped English daisy I took in the Spring but forgot about. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 11, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Bill, this is a delightful shot. So glad you mentioned what it was; I've never seen anything like it.

Yes, Chaos, but controlled.

I know you're not that much into extraneous processing, but can't help but make the following suggestion. The purple/magenta out at the edges on the left and upper half of the right drag the eye away from that marvelous subject. I would love to see those colors transformed into off whites. And I would love to see that OOF red petal on the left replaced with one of the other petals.

This has so much going for it, that I would love to see a couple of trouble areas disappeared

Carol

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Comment posted by Richard Sogn on September 11, 2010 at 7:08 PM

What an interesting daisy. You presented it well.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Chaos....Controlled... don't know about either but you did a good job on the detail and whites. Never seen a bloom like this one. Nicely seen.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM

Can you organize the favourites a bit more please ? Who knows what will come out of it

. This is excellent, Bill. I have never seen this flower before so right there, its interesting !. Those Red projections look awesome.

The Orton effect must be mild because its not very apparent here.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 11, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Love the energy and the composition Bill. Striking image.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 11, 2010 at 10:52 PM

The darker petals on the upper left do pull my eye, but still this controlled chaos is so very artistic in every element you captured. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 11, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Hey, this is a nice little riot of motion! Love the rumble of plant-life. Great dof to give it emphasis. Ken S

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 12, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Lovely shot!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 12, 2010 at 3:22 AM

I like this shot very much. The chaotic arrangement of the different components works very well. I like the off-centered composition.

D&L

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 12, 2010 at 6:41 AM

very lovely presentaion...interesting work

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 12, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Very cool Bill !!! I like very much the sort of "dynamic effect" you were able to give to this shot, Wonderful colors as well.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 12, 2010 at 1:14 PM

I love how this demonstrates that you don't need perfection in the subject to make a fine image, Bill. The random fall of petals actually does have rhythm, and the colours blend perfectly for me.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 13, 2010 at 2:19 AM

Bill:
You have transformed this chaotic image to convey energy and dynamism in this image; such control in your composition!

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 13, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Interesting image. Lots of well controlled chaos.
May

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 13, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Wonderful Bill.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on September 14, 2010 at 10:46 AM

Love the free flowing lines and colors in this one. Beautifully crafted and presented.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM

I'm with others Bill... Love the colour and dynamism in this shot... Totally new to me as well and very interesting

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