Spring is in the air

Gallery: FloraPosted March 6, 2011116 views15 comments

I found this lonely flower yesterday during a walk in the wood.
It was in a dark ravine near a puddle of water created by the snow that was melting. I'd have preferred take it in front, but it was not easy to get there and I managed to take only a side shot.
I don't know the name of this flower, may someone help me with the ID?

40D 100 macro IS
f4,5 1/80
ISO 640

Thanks for viewing.
C&C are very welcome.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 6, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Beautiful image Monica. I particularly like the bg pattern and color. I also like your plane of focus decision, The blurred areas in the image suggest motion to me and give the image energy. No suggestions and sorry but no help with the ID.

I suppose that as an alternative you could crop down to 4:5 from the top. Again an alternative - not a suggestion. I like the image as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on March 6, 2011 at 1:25 PM

I just like the color comp. Monica,can't help you with the id.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 6, 2011 at 1:27 PM

Very neat shot, Monica, I'd say an Anemone, but which one !?!?
Mauro

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on March 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM

Nice shot! I really like the pof. The soft detail in the background adds nice interest! - Vince

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on March 6, 2011 at 1:50 PM

Beautiful colors, detail, and central point of focus, very nice Monica !!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 6, 2011 at 2:06 PM

I think this works beautifully from this angle, Monica. The mix of sharp and soft in the flower centre, and the light diagonals in the bg give real vitality to the image. Beautiful colouring too !!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 6, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Thanks everybody for the nice comments thus far.
Thanks Mauro for the clue. I searched it on the net and I think this flower is an Anemone Hepatica.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 6, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Lovely color and light, and I agree with Pat that the focus gives a sense of motion. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Monica, nicely seen and captured. Yes, I believe this is a hepaica nobilis. It is a very early woodland flower. The blooms come first then the leaves.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 6, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Nice colors and light, the background contrasts well with the flower standing out well in your frame. Would've been better from another POV as you say.
Dainty & Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 6, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Hi Monica

A very interesting POF decision! The colors work very well with the BG patterns. Very Nice

:smile
Albert Darmo. Canada:

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on March 6, 2011 at 9:11 PM

I think the side view is very interesting and fits your title very well (it's like the flower is sheltering itself from the winter)! The focus in the center is very well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM

I think that the side view you have is even better than a front view, Monica: it's different and the two near petals are just bright enough to complete the "shielding from the winter" effect without being distracting. The DOF is ideal here. Re; the name. I had fun searching on the Internet too and what I found fits with what you and Mauro and Bob mentioned. An alternate name for this flower is "Noble Liverwort" where "liverwort" is from the Anglo Saxon words meaning "Liver Plant". Apparently the edges (margins) of some leaves in this family resemble a liver. Anyway, it's such an ugly common name for such a beautiful flower. Let's stick with the scientific name!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 7, 2011 at 11:35 PM

Monica: My immediate reaction was for a 4:5 crop from the top. Excellent DOF management and BG separation. Good photography.>=))>

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on March 8, 2011 at 1:47 AM

The side view with this BG is making this image more engaging Monica, looks very similar to the river anemone's we have here in India :)

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