White Rose

Gallery: FloraPosted September 11, 201082 views18 comments

I'm hoping for feedback from the flora forum, as I have little experience in shooting or evaluating abstract photographs of flowers. I was trying to push myself into doing something a little different while at the Portland Rose Garden. This is of a pure white rose taken with a 180mm macro lens at f/4 so that only the edges of the petals are in focus. The yellow is from backlighting through the petals. I can't tell if it's junk, or an interesting abstract.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 11, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Richard: Most definitely not junk. I like your POF/DOF, the color and the lines. Nicely seen and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 11, 2010 at 7:51 PM

Luscious, creamy. Not junk.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 11, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Richard, Good layering effect here and the soft back lighting looks great as well.

In my limited experience I have found long focal lengths nearly useless for intimate abstracts. Shorter focal lengths like 50 to 100mm provide better perspectives as one can really go close and explore a lot more. It also provides the flexibility of hand holding.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 11, 2010 at 8:54 PM

I think this is a wonderful abstract. Certainly not junk!! Love the quality and texture of the light. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 11, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Certainly not junk Richard. I like the light and the image does hold my interest. I'd keep experimenting. I am.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 11, 2010 at 10:53 PM

Very subtle and yet very beautiful.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 11, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Definitely not junk, Richard, rather a very interesting abstract. Lovely softness.

Were you handholding the camera. Your plane of focus could have been a little sharper with a tripod and no winds.

And I like the image as is ...

Carol

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

Beautiful image, Richard!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 12, 2010 at 6:38 AM

beautiful abstract, Richard...lovely softness and light

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 12, 2010 at 9:15 AM

Very tender image. I love its soft colors. Congrs.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Richard Sogn on September 12, 2010 at 1:28 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 12, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Lovely, Richard. For my personal taste this abstract has been artistically
presented. I like your depth of field choice.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 12, 2010 at 5:27 PM

NOT JUNK! Well done!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 12, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Hi Richard

Come on!! dont be too hard on yourself! This is so close to being great!!!

Try to get a bit more detail on the petal edges, because of the light colors.perhaps a 20mm ext tube would help. The layers and lighting are superb.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Richard:
Sure works and worth keeping. Nice repeating line patterns arising from the yellow mist.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 13, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Love the softness, the mood and the choice of POV. Great work!