Dahlia Abstract 4

Gallery: FloraPosted October 10, 2011531 views25 comments

Next in the series of abstracts

- let me know when you are bored of these.

ND300s, AFS60mm F/2.8 Micronikkor, F/5.6, 1/400 Sec, Back-Sidelit subject managed using a diffuser, ISO200 and Handheld at 1:1 preset.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Dahlia Abstract 3 and do let me know what you think of this one.

Have been on business travel and will be back to commenting soon enough.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 10, 2011 at 7:19 PM

I like this as posted Ram but might also consider a version cropped to 4:5 from the top. Purely subjective of course. This is beautiful.

pat

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on October 10, 2011 at 8:49 PM

You just amaze me. Beautiful!

Peter

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 10, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Ram:
This one is different to the others. I like the flowing shades of colors in upper right half contrasting with the featureless lower left half. I can see why Pat suggested the crop as the lower left half is perhaps is a little bland or featureless.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 10, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Thanks Pat, Peter and Gary.

Pat, Gary - Compositional choices in abstracts can be tricky. There is no one answer. My thought here was to emphasize the movement of the sepal using the OOF petal edges of different hues moving vertically. But I do see equal merit in the crop suggestion too.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Beautiful colors and enough detail/lines to make it work. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on October 11, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Been shooting more landscapes lately than flowers so I haven't been hanging around the flora gallery as much as usual. I've been missing some really good stuff. The entire series is fantastic..........I prefer #3 of those posted so far. I don't think I could get tired of these.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 11, 2011 at 12:46 AM

Pure eye candy!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on October 11, 2011 at 2:06 AM

Great lines and gorgeous colours on this one, Ram- A beautiful series indeed, Fabio

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on October 11, 2011 at 2:11 AM

I love the colors, and the lines are excellent Ram. Very, very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on October 11, 2011 at 2:25 AM

excellent work...I never get tired of these beautiful shots

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 11, 2011 at 2:27 AM

Ram Another nice comp from you ...love that silky feel of the shades of pink here ...well done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 11, 2011 at 8:05 AM

Beautiful, and I really like Pat's crop idea as another version.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on October 11, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Wonderful lines and light, as always Ram!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on October 11, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Beautiful composition and colors. I never get bored with your awesome abstracts.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 11, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Hi Ram

Extraordinary lines and color

Very creative

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 12, 2011 at 1:39 AM

I've simply ran out of adjectives to describe ur work now Ram & i've decided that from now on i m just going to do this

to describe them

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM

I think this one is back on par with the first ones. The sweep of lines, color, and light are all wonderful!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 12, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Very lovely, of course, Ram, but maybe, for me, lacking just a touch of the sparkle of the previous one ( echoing, I think, Gary's comment re the less active area ).

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on October 14, 2011 at 2:41 PM

Ram, you have an industrial production of artistic works. It's no more a matter of which is better: they are all better. Yes, I love them all. Bravo!
Take care.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Ram: Just got back from a two week trip to Wyoming so I'm playing catch up. This is beautiful with an inspired plane of focus. IMO this one goes in my top five of your abstracts.

>=))>

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on October 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM

Ram, In contrast to the comment in just posted on Nathan's pic, I love that you do have a single element in sharp focus while the rest is a wonderful blend of color and form. The sharp petal is like a seductive finger urging me to enter the image where I'm surrounded by lovely light and color....a slight variation on some of your more abstract images, but this works exceptionally well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 19, 2011 at 7:58 AM

Ram,
Congrats on WP

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 19, 2011 at 12:44 PM

Exceptional, as always - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 23, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Your images just get better and better. Inspired vision, Ram. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on October 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM

I love this image (and the other ones from the series) Very nice subtle colors and shapes.

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