Late Valentine

Gallery: FloraPosted February 19, 2012161 views10 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 400, 1/10 @ f16, +1.00 EC

We have had an incredibly mild winter and our callas are growing like crazy. This is the first flower of the season taken last week. All comments welcome.>=))>

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10 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 19, 2012 at 5:58 PM

A late but lovely Valentine Bill. Beautifully captured !!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 19, 2012 at 6:42 PM

How special, a heart shaped flower for Valentines day! The apparently missing stamen and the water drop add a lot. (I'm not familiar with Calla's so I don't know if the stamen is truly missing or not.)

Mark: What you see here is what you get with callas. The center part is called a spadex. You'll note them on Gary's x-ray shot.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 19, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Exceptional, Bill. Really like the beautiful heart shaped flower with the drop at the the tip of the flower, and the leaves make an excellent BG. Well composed image.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 20, 2012 at 7:02 PM

Beautiful, Bill. Think how this will look with your new A77! Or even better, a Nex-7!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 21, 2012 at 6:23 AM

I'm just bowled over by this one, Bill ! The setting of leaves is perfect, as are the whites. A marvellous composition ( and the droplet's a neat bonus )

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 21, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Beautiful! The contrast to the BG, all details (incl. also the water drop) and well managed DOF make the image perfect.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 21, 2012 at 9:58 AM

The angle chosen show a beautiful design; a photo beyond Valentine day, for me. This is why I suggest to cut a finger in the high, for lowering lines and details. What do you think about, Bill?
I have now looked at the almost two pages of new entries that I missed. You are right: this is the best floral gallery in the world.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 21, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Special photo for the Valentine's Day, Bill

- love the heart shape emphasized and the lone water drop at the tip. Could not have been better captured

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 21, 2012 at 11:30 PM

Great use of shape and tones Bill. I like the water droplet - that is a nice touch. Very good work.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 26, 2012 at 9:49 AM

As fine a calla image as I've seen Bill. Superb comp with rich folds of foliage framing the flower... The droplet is the perfect finish to it. Hope you can tell I like this one.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments