Fresh Start

Gallery: FloraPosted May 18, 201168 views13 comments

This Poppy had just opened so still a little crumbled. Bumped the blacks .
1/500sec
f7.1
70-300mm lens & extension tube
ISO 400
Used Mikes Moats flower shield box to keep the wind down and diffuser.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on May 18, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Nice DOF management and very pleasing color. Off center placement of in focus flower very effective and creative.

Paul

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 18, 2011 at 8:36 PM

Great job on the orange and the color in general Lorna. Wonderful light and a strong composition as well. My only reservation is the split petal of the rear flower and I might clone in a bit of petal there. Most likely my just being compulsive. (smile)

pat

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 18, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Lorna:
Beautiful! Like the echo in the bg. The small image suffers a little from the compression but the bigger image is nice and sharp.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 18, 2011 at 9:01 PM

That's a beautiful flower. I like how you offset it and positioned it against the larger oof version.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Thank you all for the feedback. Gary posting compression and loss of sharpness is a problem I am struggling with ,most of my images after posting lose their sharpness enough just to be annoying!! Thought I would post the larger as it was more true to the sharpness of the image. Thanks for the comments

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 18, 2011 at 10:20 PM

I like that BG flower Lorna. The details in the front bloom are very nice. Nice color too!

Please, tell me more about the Mike Moats flower shield box!!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 18, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Hey Lorna, like the composition. nice details and DOF

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on May 18, 2011 at 10:36 PM

I love the echo of the other poppy and the difference in their stages. The colors are so vibrant and wonderful! I do wish for a sliver of space on the left to really give that edge of the flower more breathing room, but a most minor nit, for sure!
I haven't made Mike's shield box yet, but I plan to! Nathan, I think you can find instructions on his blog or on YouTube!

Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 18, 2011 at 10:53 PM

The bigger image for me too. Lovely colors and I find the DOF just about perfect for the background Poppy. Striking colors and a nice composition.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 19, 2011 at 7:13 AM

Very creative image. I like the popy colour. Nicely done Lorna.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on May 19, 2011 at 9:15 AM

Beautiful comp. I really like the BG poppy which adds so much to the comp. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 19, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Lorna: One of my favorite flowers and especially in this stage. I like the lighting and your DOF choice especially. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 19, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Love the colors and dof. Great comp as well.

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