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purple cones WC512

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 1, 2011108 views5 comments
Found these purple cone flowers on a restored prairie in Illinois.

Canon XSi
1/320 @ F5.6 ISO 200
300mm partial meter

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 2, 2011 at 2:08 PM
Lovely shot of one of my favorite flowers. If there's space, I'd like to see a bit more space between the petal ends and the bottom frame, but that's a minor nit on a beautiful image.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 2, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Exquisite light on these flowers! Wow. N-I-C-E comp, too, filling the frame with lavender petals.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 3, 2011 at 5:50 PM
Beautiful light!
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on December 4, 2011 at 8:40 AM
Hello John

Sweet ! well composed, enjoy the backlighting,

TFS

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 5, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Wonderful! I wish the petals on the left were not cut off, and that there were just a bit more space at the bottom. Otherwise, this is really nice. The light from behind is just gorgeous. I love those details!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments