Dahlia 2

Gallery: FloraPosted March 11, 2012216 views19 comments

Spring is springing, but I am still going thru leftover images from last year. Here's another dahlia taken last fall. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown. Mid morning light. Nikon D700, 180 macro, tripod, polarizer, f16. Larger image included. Comments/criticisms welcome.

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19 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 11, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Beautiful light and colors, love the water drops.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 11, 2012 at 1:13 PM

May be a fall image Scott, but, it sure is of spring colours. What really makes this image is the BG which is a perfect foil for the bloom. Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 11, 2012 at 1:13 PM

Wonderful combination of colors. A bright and beautiful image that makes me feel good just looking at it. Perfect dof

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 11, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Beautiful colors, Scott. And a well composed macro of the dahlia. Using the polarizer really made the colors pop!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 11, 2012 at 4:14 PM

Pow, right in the kisser! Striking.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 11, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Scott: Love the glow in the center and the overall color palette. The drops are very nice icing on a fine cake. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Excellent image Scott. I really like how the petals are dark at the edges. The light is very nice and the water droplets add the finishing touch.
May

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on March 12, 2012 at 5:11 AM

fantastic work...beautiful colors and light and great bg....

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on March 12, 2012 at 8:06 AM

A real eye-popper Scott! Love the magenta coloring combined with the yellows, the soft complimentary background, and the dew covered petals!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM

Nicely framed, Scott, with an interesting asymmetry to the composition. The bg glow complements the glow in the flower centre beautifully.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 12, 2012 at 7:28 PM

Gorgeous!!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 12, 2012 at 9:08 PM

OH MY, is that intense! This just blasts off the screen. Superb in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on March 12, 2012 at 9:09 PM

the colors are very complementary...I love how the bg colors match the flowers center...really adds some zip to the image

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 12, 2012 at 10:36 PM

Fantastic work Scott, love the rich colours and the water drops !

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 15, 2012 at 10:42 PM

Hi Scott

Very professionaly done...... exceptional color, detail and light

Albert Darmo
canada

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 16, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Splendid, Scott! The water droplets are a nice plus.
Good sharpness on the heavily detailed areas. Wonderful
colors.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 27, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Very nice Scott, I especially like the "bold & beautiful" colors!!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 28, 2012 at 10:35 PM

How did I miss this beauty? This is what is meant when we say an image has impact. WOW!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 29, 2012 at 4:14 PM

Vibrant color Scott, it's a very beautiful floral.
I especially like the yellow center & corresponding complimentary BG.
Well composed closeup, Well done

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