Yucca Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted March 8, 2012104 views6 comments

I am going through some images from last summer. Here is a Yucca flower from Cedar Canyon. The blooms are so thick on a Yucca that I found it hard to find a composition that I felt comfortable with. This is cropped to about 90% of original. Thanks for your comments a critiques.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/250
Aperture f11
ISO 400
70mm
+1 Exposure Comp

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 9, 2012 at 7:58 AM

Beautiful capture of this yucca flower. I like the comp and detail in the flower center. My suggestions would be to clone what looks to me to be an OOF bug in the ULC, and to clean up/clone out the dark spot behind the anther (?) in the flower center at 4:00.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 9, 2012 at 11:11 AM

Nice intimate look at the blossom. I can see how it would be difficult to single one out. I like the lovely creamy colors and soft light.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 9, 2012 at 1:14 PM

What Scott said, plus the six dots on the lower petal.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM

Richard: Agree with your assessment on yuccas and will ditto Scott's critique. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 9, 2012 at 8:41 PM

Luscious. I love the sharp focus on that green center.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 9, 2012 at 11:03 PM

Hi Richard

Well composed to show the interesting form and color of this pretty bloom

Albert Darmo
Canada

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