Blue eranthemum 2

Gallery: FloraPosted December 14, 201047 views12 comments

Since Blue eranthemum is in bloom (a bit early for the season) & everyone seemed to enjoy the last image i thought i wud do a series on it this sunday

stack of 12 images shot at F/8, ISO - 800 (i forgot to change it after doing a butterfly shot

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C & C Welcomed

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 14, 2010 at 6:35 AM

Neat shot, Krunal. I like the tender colors, very good DOF and nice complementary BG.
To be honest I'm not completely sure of the composition...perhaps a square crop?
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 14, 2010 at 8:42 AM

Very nice Krunal. I might try a square crop. Wonderful details and bg.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 14, 2010 at 11:02 AM

@Charlie
yea it still does

but next time u visit here u sud visit this national park for sure

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Derek Yow on December 14, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Beautiful Krunal! Love the lavender blooms against that BG.

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 14, 2010 at 8:09 PM

I like the strong color palette Krunal. I'd probably also be inclined to go to a square or 4:5 crop as already suggested.

The stack seems to me to need sharpening possibly and the subject doesn't look as crisp as I would expect from a twelve image stack at F/8. It's just not detailed or clear enough. Maybe it's mostly compression artifact - I'm not quite sure what's going.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 14, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Beautiful stack Krunal. I would be tempted to crop a bit from the left to move the flowers of center. I think the shadows around the flowers lend some interest.

Beautiful exposure.

Carol

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 14, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Krunal:
Good stacking job. Lovely capture of the flowers with delicate petals. I like the image as posted with the shadow in the bg.
I often forget to reset the iso setting as well - I now have the iso displayed on the viewfinder to remind me.

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

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 14, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Beautiful light and comp, Krunal. The violet color of the flowers really stand out against the green BG. I too like the idea of a square crop.

Ed

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 15, 2010 at 12:50 AM

@Charlie
well sailing has gone down considerably & i didn't mean Elephanta but 'Sanjay Gandhi National Park' which is on the other side of the city (bout 45 kms)

@Pat
well the image is very sharp & has a lot of details in 100% but maybe i didn't compress it properly

i'll try & post a repost with the square crop

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 16, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Krunal: Excellent DOF management and BG separation. I don't do stacking but wonder if so many exposures are necessary for a subject with relatively small focal range. I like the subject but do agree about a more square crop. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 16, 2010 at 11:16 PM

@Bill
actually i hate cropping images esp. in macro so i mostly use extension tubes to get more closer & greater magnification & so i loose DOF so to counter it i'd to do so many images

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Hi krunal

Really well done

The colors and fascinating B.G are superb

Albert Darmo. Canada

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