Living Dangerously

Gallery: FloraPosted May 26, 201188 views13 comments

First, let me apologize for my lack of participation. I had a long battle with my computer, and I think I may have finally prevailed.

I have been lurking on my i-pod and I have to say how amazing the quality of work has been around here! You artists never cease to amaze me with your creativity.

This delicate Wild Iris seems to be living life on the edge next to these thorns.

5d, 28-135mm w/macro, tripod, shutter release, polarizer,

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 26, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Morris: Great to hear you have emerged victorious in the cyber wars

Really nice find and I like how you arranged the elements in the frame. Great to have you back aboard. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Welcome back - I was expecting to a big wide angle landscape with a lone flower magnified as the foreground

. Glad to see that your battle was finally won.

Nice photo to begin your account here again. Spikes go well with the soft Iris.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 26, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Nice to see you back, Morris, and to hear of your victory !! Lovely image to return with - the setting and the placement of the flower really does stress the delicacy of this iris.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 26, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Nice juxtaposition Morris. Nice to see you around these parts!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on May 26, 2011 at 5:09 PM

aka "Beauty and the Beast." I guess growing in this location is one way to avoid getting picked or eaten. Perfect DOF for showing the flower amid the imposing thorns.

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 26, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Welcome back. Nice colors that work very well together and a pleasing comp.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 26, 2011 at 8:45 PM

Hey Morris, nice looking subject, good details.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 26, 2011 at 8:46 PM

Cool shot, Morris. Positioning the plane of focus to get just the front petal and a thorn in focus really concentrates attention on the essential elements. Makes me feel close, but unwilling to reach in there, so the title is perfect.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 27, 2011 at 3:00 AM

Morris
Aptly title. Great concept and execution. The DOF is just right to show the menacing thorns in the bg.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 27, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Good to have you back Morris. Glad you won your fight. Mine's been going on for forty years now and still in doubt. (smile)

Love the composition in this. The dof and subsequent bg makes the image as far as I'm concerned. Very creative photography.

pat

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

Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 27, 2011 at 10:40 AM

I like the knife-edge raw beauty of this. A wild iris...among yawning thorns...waiting for the unwary viewer. The dof showing the pointy end of that thorn with the bloom is perfect. Maybe giving a tad more room left and right would give more prominence to the thorn....the brighter center works well.

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on May 27, 2011 at 11:48 AM

Welcome back to planet NPN Morris! I don't know about you but I have a love/hate relationship with all things digital.
I Iike the image overall but I'm unsure about the DOF. It's in that "in between" area, not sharp throughout (obviously intentional) and perhaps the bg not quite blurry enough. Of course these things are always purely subjective.

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 28, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Hi Morris

Missed your masterful work, glad your back.splendid subject and color. find the thorns so intrigueing

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments