Orange Zinnia

Gallery: FloraPosted August 5, 2011356 views24 comments

I recently had some older flora film images scanned for possible inclusion in an upcoming show at and about Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown ("Fellows Riverside Gardens - Intimate and Inspirational"). I could use some feedback, and where better than here? Here's the first. Nikon F5, velvia. Comments/suggestions appreciated.

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24 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 5, 2011 at 10:21 AM

I always have and always will love Velvia! Its vibrant and saturated color and marvelous translation of greens had me at the first roll of film I had developed.

You have utilized its full potential here, Scott. Outstanding color and I like your choice of pof and dof. I suppose some noise reduction could be applied to the background for a large print and that would be my only suggestion.

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Comment posted by Sindy Burk on August 5, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Like very much the focus point and the saturated colors. Keep posting.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 5, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Gorgeous! Love the DOF, saturated colours, BG, comp - well, everything about this!!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 5, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Morris has given you my critique for me. Just excellent!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 5, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Lovely placement of dof. The focused stamen(plural?) does a great job of providing a balanced comp.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on August 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM

Well selected DOF & BG. I like the colors but I'm not sure about the orange frame

Nicely done Scott

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM

Exquisite, Scott ! The stamens bursting from the flower really take the eye, and the colouring and overall softness of the swirling petals is a delight to behold. A superbly presented image !

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 5, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Scott, I love the colour combo and it's richness. First class. The POV is excellent. I do think I might want to add some breathing room on the sides. The tallest petal just right of centre bothers me a little and for my tastes.

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on August 5, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Great! Love the pof and dof! Well seen image!!!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM

Scott:
This would be a great image for the show. Some noise reduction and a little more canvas left and right would just be perfect.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 6, 2011 at 4:12 AM

Scott,

I'm going to agree with the comments already made. I'll add that I might add canvas on the left rather than the right since for me that's the direction the flower is facing. Beautiful image.

pat

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Simple and wonderfully shot!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 6, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Scott: Just outstanding DOF/POF choice and wonderful colors. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 6, 2011 at 3:41 PM

great colors and choice of DOF...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 6, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Nice colors and the flashy curves and flares of the petals adds a lot to this. Well done. Ken

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 7, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Makes me grab my F100 and load a roll of Velvia 50 into it

- its really that good, Scott. Superb colors which only Velvia can produce with excellent details in the center on a clean background.

Great shot anyway I look at it

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on August 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM

First, the photo is splendid for my taste, Scott. The blend of the two colors in the softer area is simply great. Suggestions? May be more softness in the background around the stem. If the stem becomes softer could be even better, may be. The second is not about the photo: the red border seems too stark and steals attention. Show to us other images at this level, Scott!
Take care.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Hi scott

Spectacular Velvia color

please dont make us hate digital photography

seriously. your POF and DOF are superbly done. more room on the RT, would make it even better

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 7, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Lovely, Scott! I can't see anyway in which to improve this. Good DOF
choice, rendering the flower sharp at the most important part.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 11, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Scott this is just beautiful ! The colours are outstanding together ! Wonderful focus and DOF !

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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on November 21, 2012 at 5:26 AM

I love this, the colors, the dof beautiful!

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on January 24, 2013 at 4:02 PM

Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 26, 2013 at 8:01 PM

The only suggest I would make is to add some more room around the flower, per se; IMO, it looks a little cramped, especially on the right side.

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Comment posted by William Baer on April 15, 2013 at 12:17 AM

I am not sure what you where doing here. I would like to see the flower sharp and a soft or blurred back ground. For me, I don't like the flower petals blurred. I also think it is cropped to tight. If you have the original, I would definitely rework it.

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