November blooms

Gallery: FloraPosted November 6, 2011107 views8 comments

I had a hard time with composition and the wind with this. I thought of it as an adult with children. I plan to get out in better conditions later, but would appreciate all comments and critique. Thanks.
D80, 70-300 @ 280, ISO 100, F20 @ 1/10, tripod and cable .
Bob

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8 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on November 6, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Bob, I really like the concept of only having the blooms visible. Great contrast with the dark BG. Looking forward to seeing more.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM

I like the comp and the way the flowers stand out from the background. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on November 6, 2011 at 8:51 PM

I really like the dark background with only a hint of the green and the way it makes the blooms stand out..

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 6, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Hi Robert

Love the illusion! Like water lilies floating in water. Beautifully thoughtout and crafted

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 6, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Bob:
Nice composition. The dark bg makes the blooms look like floating. Looks plenty sharp at 1/10sec on a windy day! A suggestion for this image is perhaps dimming the left upper quadrant of the white bloom slightly as the details are a little difficult to see (hope its not my uncalibrated monitor).

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Comment posted by John Williams on November 7, 2011 at 11:05 AM

What Gary said. Beautiful Bob, love the contrasts here.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 7, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Hi Bob, I like your compositional idea very much, and I can see that the wind gave you losts of problems. The yellow flower in the lower right appears to be in great focus. Unfortunately the white flower lost some of it's definition. Maybe shooting with a higher ISO would permit you to shoot faster. I hope you are able to repeat this experiment.

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Robert: Just beautiful. Excellent whites and yellows and a very compelling comp IMO. Very well done.>=))>

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