Yellow Chrysanthemum

Gallery: FloraPosted January 8, 2012190 views13 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Tamron f/2.8 90mm macro
12/30/2011 – 3:33:04 PM inside with natural light
8.0 sec
Manual
f/32
ISO 200
Tripod
Raw, LR3, CS5

One last one of these. I think my main question about this one is do the petals need to be more "perfect" than these petals for an image like this?

Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 9, 2012 at 1:18 AM

Barbara: Not sure how these petals could be more perfect

so this sure looks good for me. Nice work on the yellow especially. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 9, 2012 at 5:11 AM

Everything about this seems just right to me, Barbara, and I see no problem with the petals. The yellows have come out beautifully I think.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 9, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Wonderful work in my opinion Barbara. Couldn't be better.
Bob

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 9, 2012 at 8:41 AM

It's a great image with details throughout and yummy yellows. As to more "perfect", let me climb up on my soapbox. We all regularly point out (or clone out) minor flaws that are naturally there. It's my opinion that the closer you look at the natural world the more imperfections you find, so at least part of me is inclined to include natural flaws because they are a key part of the natural world...without flaws, there's nothing to drive evolution.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM

The petals look pretty perfect to me. Excellent comp and color as well.

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on January 9, 2012 at 10:12 AM

Looks great to me Barbara, I have no suggestions for improvements.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 9, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Lovely shot Barbara, a beautiful sunny yellow and wonderfully composed. Cheers

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on January 9, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Looks wonderful to me, Barbara. I like the clarity you have in this photo. Nice comp, color treatment, and lighting.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 9, 2012 at 5:01 PM

Thank you very much for the comments! :)

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 9, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Beautiful, petals look fine and the details are wonderful. Very nice

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 9, 2012 at 7:17 PM

I particularly like the off center composition with the petals radiating from there in a curved fashion. Some great details in the center too.

It all looks perfect to me but if anything, I'd pull back the brightness/exposure a little bit to make the yellows a bit more punchier.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Barbara, the petals could be made more "perfect" legitimately, if that is your goal. In terms of the composition, my instincts tell me to leave them alone. They do their job of drawing the eye to the center of the flower, which is their over-arching purpose.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Hi Barbara

Very well composed. with splendid detail and color. Agree with Ran on the brightness/exposure to make the yellows more vibrant

Albert Darmo

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