Unknown Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted February 12, 201146 views4 comments

Another shot from the Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. Not sure what type of flower this is and I can't find it anywhere. Please advise if you know.

D90 w/105mm Nikkor
f/8 @ 1/50
ISO 200

RAW with slight level adjustment and crop

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4 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 12, 2011 at 1:06 PM

Fascinating structure and lovely color in this flower. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Eric: Sorry to be no help on the ID but it is a great subject. The bright URC grabs my eye a lot. I would be inclined to paint some soft BG color in that space. Another alternative would be an aggressive crop emphasizing the flower and center more. Great colors and the center is fascinating. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 12, 2011 at 7:19 PM

Eric,

I can't help with the ID but ditto on Bill's comment about the URC. You did a great job of capturing the center part of the flower. I can't help but thinking of tentacles when I look at it. I'd try to give that part of the image as much attention as possible and de-emphasize anything that draws the eye in another direction.

pat

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 12, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Eric:
This is one of the melastoma in which there are around 50 species. Very common in Asia. Its a challenging flower to capture but you have managed to show the center nicely.

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