Leathervine

Gallery: FloraPosted July 5, 2011125 views12 comments

I was out shooting along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Smokey Mountains with Harold Ross Monday and he spotted these on the side of the road. This was a first for me -- I've not seen them before. It's similar to the Hairy Clematis I shot in Yellowstone several years ago.

These were right on the side of the road. Every time a car would go by the wind would start these flowers dancing and I'd have to wait and hope they calmed down before the next car went by.

Canon 7D, Canon 100mm Macro, f/4, 1/6 sec.

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12 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 5, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Richard, Colors and shape are striking - love those curls as well. Beautiful photo

with the balance just about right.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 6, 2011 at 7:55 AM

I like the color palette Richard but it's the composition that really appeals to me here. I particularly like the two diagonal in the main composition but the dof still works well for the bg. Very fine work.

pat

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 6, 2011 at 8:53 AM

Beautiful composition! The colors just pop, the detail is wonderful and the hues complement each other perfectly. Really nice.

- Morgan

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Magnificent colours and composition. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Great find on the drive. Looks like there was enough time between cars. Nice and sharp. Great curls and comp.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Great comp and yes those flowers little beauties. Love the colour palette.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 6, 2011 at 10:52 PM

Very nice. Great detail and excellent dof. The blooms stand out well from the bg

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 7, 2011 at 6:47 AM

Great find this Richard & very well composed as well
The colors & details are striking
One suggestion i've is the about cloning the 4th bloom in the extreme ULC & just leaving 1 OOF bloom & does creating a traingle to create more tension in the image

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Richard: Wonderful find and thanks for your persistence. I like your comp and DOF control. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Just a lovely environmental portrait! Well done!

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on July 8, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Great execution with this photo! Only comment would be to experiment with warming up the background a bit but that's just personal preference! (most of my clients prefer warmer tones if possible) I really like this shot!!!!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on July 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Great color Richard, love it.

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