Creased amaranth color

Gallery: FloraPosted April 20, 201190 views14 comments

Taken last saturday in a garden. I liked the weathered appearance of this flower.

40D 100mm
f11 1/25
ISO 400

Thanks for viewing.
C&C are very welcome.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 20, 2011 at 2:38 PM

Hi Monica. Your flower is so very natural. The polin scattered about is wonderful. A bit more real estate at top might be a slight improvement but who cares it is so nice.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 20, 2011 at 3:25 PM

Monica, you have definitely portrayed the age of this flower. I like the colors and all the pollen that can be seen.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Excellent work- I Like the composition, the warm colors and the strong texture of the petals- Brava, Fabio

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 20, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Fantastic Monica, for me the POF displays power, and the rest is a tag along. Wonderfully done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM

Monica, as fine an example of presence in an image as I've seen. Love the detail. That said. If I could change one thing it would be to get the fg petal in sharp focus. Striking image even so.

pat

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on April 20, 2011 at 11:48 PM

Love the color and fine details! - Vince

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 21, 2011 at 12:40 AM

Wonderful detail and colors, Monica.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on April 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Monica,

I echo the previous comments, it is about the center of the flower and the pollen. However that petal is a slight distraction as mentioned previously. I'm not technically adept enough to propose a solution and would have struggled with the DOF as well.

Paul

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 21, 2011 at 11:16 AM

I like this unusual image, Monica. As to C%C, I always like better a soft petal in the back, rather than in the front. But this is very personal:
Ciao.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 21, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Nice shot Monica, I like the pollen all around. Maybe some more room all around and a less centered composition could work fine.

D&L

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 22, 2011 at 11:12 AM

A fine image. Awesome colors. While I would prefer the front petal in focus, that's not always possible.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 23, 2011 at 7:39 AM

Monica, you've certainly captured the textures here, and also some very rich color. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on April 23, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Very cool image. I do agree with Gigi comment about the soft focus in the fronat rather thaln the back but the weathered textures and details are excellent. This would also be a great subject for a stack IMO. Nice work.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 29, 2011 at 8:19 PM

Love the reds with pollen everywhere, nice complimentary BG & POV as we share your look inside..
I see a very beautiful thing, so must share the same vision

Have a great weekend Monica!

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