Unknown Wildflower + Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted June 17, 201186 views14 comments

I have only ever seen this one time a few weeks ago and the strange thing for me is that it has greatly varying color on each bloom. Any help with ID will surely be appreciated.

Olympus E-5
50mm F2 macro
1/60 sec @ F6.3 -0.7 EV
Fill flash
ISO 200 manual focus

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Charlie, It has all the makings of Forget Me Not

. I like the colors against a darkish background and the pin sharp focus.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 17, 2011 at 9:41 PM

Charlie: Really nice find and a fine capture of the flowers. Cropping from both sides to make this more of a vertical crop would suit me better. On the regular image the black frame aggravates the problem.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 17, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Charlie,

I can't help you with the id but I really like the image. I like Bill's suggestion of a crop from the sides but this is pretty nice exactly as posted.

pat

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 17, 2011 at 11:37 PM

Can't help with the ID, Charlie. The blossoms look a little lost; perhaps cropping would help.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on June 18, 2011 at 10:22 AM

I like the DOF you've chosen to shoot this at Charlie, the sharp, bright blossom with the ghostly looking stem works well for me.
I think Bill's suggestion of a little crop from each side might strenghten this even more.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 18, 2011 at 1:58 PM

Hi Charlie

Love the vibrant color against the dark BG.

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM

While I think cropping is a personal choice I do think closer would be as or more effective.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Like the way your grouping of these tiny colorful flowers is isolated in the dark frame, in the minimalist style.
I think Bills idea of a more vertical comp would be a good move.
Well done.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 18, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Interesting light and focus. I would like to see it as a vertical pan as well.

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Comment posted by Ernie Marx on June 18, 2011 at 10:11 PM

I believe Ram is correct with his ID...it is in the Borage family, probably in the genus Eritrichium or Myosotis. It does seem unusual to see different colors on the same plant! Another vote for the vertical crop.

Registered on July 14, 2010, 10 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 19, 2011 at 6:10 AM

Cropping this was enjoyable. I think the suggestion from all of you was right. How about right/left balance?

Thanks for ID help Earnie and Ram

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 19, 2011 at 12:27 PM

I think it's a much stronger image cropped Charlie. To me the blooms seem to be facing to the viewer's left and I like the space you left in front of them - same as a bird or other wildlife. It's a good looking image for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 19, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Lovely find. The repost works much better for me.
Well done.
May

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

Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on June 19, 2011 at 9:53 PM

I really enjoy the cropped image! The dark bg makes this really stand out in a very good way!

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