Purple rain

Gallery: FloraPosted July 10, 201163 views15 comments

we had a good rain yesterday, so I took advantage of the front yard this morning.
D80, 50mm 1.8, ISO 100, F7 @ 1/5 sec, tripod
All comments and suggestions welcome...thanks for looking
Bob
This is a Mexican Bluebell

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 10, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Bob, this is a new plant for me and I'm impressed with the texture of both the bloom and the leaves. Great comp with slanting diagonals of the stems. Great job as well on the PP.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 10, 2011 at 3:56 PM

The bluebell is beautiful and the greens set it off nicely. I like your point of view and the inclusion of all the surrounding greens. The diagonal stem in the upper left and the two buds in the upper right look to be over sharpened.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 10, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Bob: Nice color palette and a fine capture. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 10, 2011 at 5:21 PM

Nice comp Bob. I like the blue bell but the greens are striking as well. Beautiful image.

pat

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 10, 2011 at 8:25 PM

I agree, the color of the bluebell against those rich greens is striking.

Peter

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Bob:
Not seen this one before so thanks for posting.
The blue flower is really nice and I also find the leaves and bud quite striking, so much so that my eyes tend to spend more time on the sharp bud in the RUC than the bloom.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 10, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Wow, that blue looks gorgeous against those greens. Nice caputre Bob.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 10, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Good execution to get these contrasting purple and green colors to pop. Excellent comp as well.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

This is a "Prince" of a shot.

Great vibrant color and light. Excellent sharpness as well. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Sarah Clarehart on July 10, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Gorgeous color! Love those vibrant greens!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM

Missed this one, Robert. Apologies

. Lovely plane of focus management here and in my opinion the bud moving up on the left adds so much to the composition - greens look very vibrant like they always do after a rain.

Lovely Photo

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 12, 2011 at 7:24 AM

Amazing handling of the dof here, Bob, to produce a very natural yet artfully composed scene. I like the centring of the flower with its surrounding buds, and the petal textures are superb. Very accomplished image !!

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 7:37 AM

Lovely image Robert, the light is really making the greens & purples pop

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 12, 2011 at 10:46 PM

Hi Robert

Love the colors and detail. great presentation