Inner beauty

Gallery: FloraPosted August 10, 2011122 views18 comments

I almost felt this Wild Geranium was opening up to me to reveal the beauty within.

5d, 28-135mm w/macro, tripod, polarizer, 1/20sec, f/8, iso 200

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Derek Yow on August 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Perfect DOF and POF Morris! You certainly captured all the beauty it was offering up!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on August 10, 2011 at 10:48 AM

Excellent presentation. Well selected DOF with nice flowe details. Very good BG - flower contrast. Well done Morris.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Morris, I really like the POV you selected. The way the stamens are positioned is perfect. The overall bloom is just so pristine. The BG provides a wonderful stage for this beauty. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 10, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Beautiful Morris and love the way you have handled the whites ...well done ...and the dof is perfect

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 10, 2011 at 12:23 PM

I'd say it did offer the beauty within... A lovely presentation, Morris. I like the delicate detail of the flower, and also those below it on the green. But I have an urge to pull the flower down to look deeper inside.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM

Really is a beautiful flower. The inside detail is well captured in this presentation. Nice natural BG as well.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM

Beautiful mood to this Morris. I agree with the comments already made about the separation, dof, detail in the center, whites and supporting bg. This is a superb image for my tastes. As an alternative, not an improvement, I might consider a square crop from the bottom.

pat

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Morris:
Its a good thing that this flower opened up for you and now we get to enjoy the beauty you have captured in this image. The details in the center are just fabulous. Like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 10, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Wonderful pov. A little different for a wild geranium (half opening) but I really like it. Not too sure about the bg bud but no big nit. a lovely image

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 10, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Just don't start talking to the flowers, Morris--pleez!

This is lovely, looks like it's floating on air!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Hi Morris

I think you captured it's inner beauty and serenity perfectly

It looks like the mona lisa of flowers! Every aspect of this presentation is perfect

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 10, 2011 at 11:16 PM

Beautiful composition, Morris with wonderful detail complimented by perfect DOF. Wouldn't change a think. Great work!!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 11, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Morris, Superbly done. Nice angle to show the inside details on the flower

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM

Morris: Beautiful portrait and a lovely POV. The color palette isn't bad either. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by David Bartlett _CO on August 11, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Extremely beautiful image...great DOF & POV.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 13, 2011 at 7:14 PM

A beauty! Perfect DOF, wonderful center and BG!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 13, 2011 at 7:53 PM

Beautiful shot. The details in the flower interior are great and the overall colors are so soft and gentle. A real quiet beauty and you've done it justice.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on August 18, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Beautifully done. Love the effect!

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