Rising Star

Gallery: FloraPosted September 26, 201036 views10 comments

This Rising Star soars over it's cousins and sweats dew drops along the way. I'm guessing that here in the Pacific Northwest, we have another couple of weeks to enjoy the Dahlia's before our first freeze puts an end to the show.

Larger image available, thanks for your comments!

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L
F/11. 1/20 ISO 100 Live view, manual focus
tripod, cable, macro support ring

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 26, 2010 at 8:50 AM

I like this a lot Craig. For my tastes this is about as effective use of dof as I recall seeing in an image. Beautiful complementary colors and warm light as well. My guess is that some may find the bg a little distracting but in this case I think the flares and bright spots work as a balance to the brighter areas on the fg flower. The droplet just adds more interest. I think this my favorite of your dahlia series, so far. Striking image for my tastes and the dof decision should be in a textbook as an example.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 26, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Craig, I love the colors and the detail on the bud. I almost think the bud alone might make an incredible image.

Sorry but can't get to the larger image this morning. Something weird is going on???

The more I look at the image, I find my eyes bouncing back and forth. The sharp details are in the bud; but the flower as a secondary and OOF object is so big, it demands my attention too.

Hope my scattered comments make sense.

Cheers,

Carol

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

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 26, 2010 at 2:57 PM

I love your choice of DOF and the water drop is a nice plus.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 26, 2010 at 3:22 PM

The dof makes no mistake about your subject. Excellent color, light, and clarity, and the drop is a great addition.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 26, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Hi craig

Agree with Carol about the secondary subject being too large. and grabbing the attention. The Bud and the B.G.. are superbly done. and need a different composition.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 26, 2010 at 7:44 PM

I love the bud and the water droplet. I tend to agree that the OOF FG is somewhat competing because of size and how bright it is.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 26, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Very nice complimentary bloom at the bottom of the shot. I like the looks of the 'shooter'. Cool, thoughtful comp.

Nathan

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 26, 2010 at 11:51 PM

Craig: I like the comp and the BG especially. Well seen and captured. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on September 27, 2010 at 6:56 PM

4 stars. Great dof choice.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Craig:
I really like this composition. Effective use of essentially two bright primary colors of green and red with a touch of yellow thrown in. Like your choice of DOF - very effective.

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