Spring Green Tulips

Gallery: FloraPosted May 3, 2011122 views11 comments

Spring Green Tulips got my attention at the local Tulip Festival. Remembering some nice images I got last year using the long lens, I got it out and went shooting before sunset. I do like this lens for cramming and for the beautiful OOF backgrounds it captures.

Larger version available, thank you for stopping

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM
F/7.1 +0.33 1/50 ISO 100
tripod, wimberley head, cable, CS4, LR2, NIK's filter suite

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 3, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Beautiful detail and colours on this one, Craig- I agree about the great soft BG you obtained with that lens (and my congrats for your strong back)- Well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 3, 2011 at 1:30 PM

I really like the composition captured Craig. Well handled with that cannon.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 3, 2011 at 1:30 PM

Gorgerous! Wonderful colour pallette, and nice perspective.
The BG pinks echoing those of the tulips is perfect.
Lovely presentation, too.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Absolutely delightful. Some good long lens technique you've got going, Craig.

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on May 3, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Love the soft colors and comp in this Craig...beautiful work !!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 3, 2011 at 4:43 PM

Glad to see another photographer taking advantage of a longer lens. Lovely complementary background and sharp focus on the subjects. Would like to see a vertical so that whole flower at the base was included in the picture.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 3, 2011 at 7:16 PM

I like this one a lot just as posted Craig. Beautiful color. The clipped bloom should bother me but I like it here. Great use of that 600 - well birds are ok too. (smile) Gorgeous image, especially in the larger version.

pat

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

Comment posted by scott lanz on May 3, 2011 at 9:45 PM

Beautiful. Outstanding subject and BG. Perfect DOF and color. I'm just personally not 100% on the comp because of the clipped flower.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 4, 2011 at 4:11 AM

Beautiful image Craig. Fine light and I especially liked the OOF flower in the backdrop. The whole colour scheme aid each other well in the image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 4, 2011 at 8:22 AM

Excellent presentation Craig. Beautiful soft color palette. The background is wonderful.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM

Craig: Normally the clipped flower on the bottom edge would get demerits from me but the amount of blur you have seems to work really well. The BG is wonderful. Very well done.>=))>

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