fleur de samedi

Gallery: FloraPosted September 5, 201149 views9 comments

What do you do if someone gives you flowers... you photograph them, right?
No idea of the name, as usual. I am always struggling with the title.

D90, ISO 200, 1/80 shutter speed, never remember to write sown the aperture, when I use a manual lens, it's hopeless...

Comment appreciated

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 5, 2011 at 8:34 AM

Beautiful flower and image Sindy. "Saturday's flower" (If I'm translating it correctly) works for me.

On a purely subjective note, I might consider a crop from the top. It would serve to better emphasize the symmetry of the center I think and would also take care of the viewer's upper right corner which draws my eye. Again, not so much a correction/improvement as simply an alternative.

pat

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM

Fine image. I like the comp. and the dof. You handled the colors very well.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Beautiful samedi flower, Sindy. Very nice comp and colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 5, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Very nice set of colors and shapes. I like the sense that the center is about to pop open and the bits of yellow above the center. I agree with Pat's suggestion about a crop from the top.

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Comment posted by Sindy Burk on September 5, 2011 at 2:55 PM

Thanks for the comments, I attached the cropped version, as usual I am all with you..

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM

Beautiful dahlia. I can along with either the original or the cropped versions. Both equally good.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 5, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Sindy:
Nice take on this dahlia and both versions looks great. No suggestions.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 5, 2011 at 9:07 PM

I think you used just about the right aperture setting for this. Love the details at the center with just the right amount of DOF for the outer petals. Love it as posted, Sindy

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 7, 2011 at 2:42 AM

Beautiful image, Sindy. Great choice of DOF

I like both version.
Mauro

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