Chance of Rain

Gallery: FloraPosted September 20, 201054 views12 comments

Dahlia petal closeup shot on an overcast morning with some light rain.
Processed in LR and NIK's Dfine 2.0, Color Efex pro
3.0, Sharpener pro 3.0
Larger version available, thanks for your comments!

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L IS USM with support ring
F/6.7 -0.5 1/30 ISO 640
manfrotto tripod, cable

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 20, 2010 at 4:45 PM

The S-curve swash of color get my attention immediately. The droplets are a nice touch. It'd difficult to tell just where the plane of sharpest focus resides, but that is OK because the shape is what it's all about.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 20, 2010 at 5:11 PM

Interesting shape and color Craig.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 20, 2010 at 9:53 PM

I like your plane of focus and composition in this Craig, also the colors. I wonder if carrying the dof a little deeper would have made the dominant S shape stand out more in the image. Don't know of course. An interesting image.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 20, 2010 at 9:54 PM

The form (shape) displayed in this shot is wonderful. I know how popular extremely shallow DOF is for flora shots, but in this case, I think I would like to see a bit more of the details of this lovely form and the textures of the petal and drops.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Lovely, rich, mind-boggling colors, Craig. Sweeping curves are awesome.

Nice job.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 20, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Craig:
Nice sweeping curves and color. Like the silky bg. Not sure whether the drops add or detract from the image but a smooth surface petal may be more soothing. Not sure though. Anyway its a lovely abstract.

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

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 21, 2010 at 6:59 AM

I like this a lot, Craig. The curves and colors are amazing, and the rain drops add a lot, IMHO, to this fine image.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 21, 2010 at 2:43 PM

very nice colors and curves, lovely image...

Brigitte

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Really nice color wash and the focus on the droplets works great for me.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 22, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Love the tones in this, Craig - a splendid interplay between the reds and yellows. The droplets give it an extra something - very nice image.

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

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 23, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Really like this a lot Craig... brilliant colours, shape and the very fine drops

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM

Craig: Nicely seen and captured. The S curve is especially pleasing. Well done.>=))>

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