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Bluebells 2
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Bluebells 2

by scott lanz

Gallery: FloraPosted May 19, 2012230 views11 comments
Thank you for the comments on Bluebells. Here is a cleaner version focusing on one set of flowers. Comments/suggestions welcome. Nikon D700, 180 macro, f7.1, iso 400, 1/100 sec., polarizer, tripod. Larger image included.

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11 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 19, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Scott: We don't have bluebells in our neck of the woods so this is a treat. I like your DOF/POF choice especially. Well done.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 19, 2012 at 8:54 PM
This is quite lovely,,, awesome colors with the greens and the blues.. they really do look like bells........and a little water droplet?....... love the way the stem comes in from the side. :toast:
Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 20, 2012 at 3:49 AM
Lanz, this is a very special and great image. I can tell this after having seen the larger photo. Why I like it very much? 1-great composittion; 2-excellent contrast with the blue flowers against perfect blured green BG; 3-that small but very clear diamond-like water droplet (only one waterdrop, no more!!); and 4-excellent soft light. Very well done. :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 20, 2012 at 12:53 PM
Beautiful tones of green and an excellent composition choice on your image, Scott- A fine DOF managing as well- Thanks for sharing this, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 20, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Splendid colour combination, Scott, and great choice of dof. The droplet is exquisite and gives an already lovely image extra charm.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 20, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Scott:
The best in the series. The DOF is just right with bonus sharply focused drop. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 20, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Scott - Did you place that lone water drop there :biggrin: ? Kidding of course. The clean isolation, nice background and the twisted leaf in the start of the cluster all come together well compositionally :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 21, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Now that's what I'm talking about! :wink:
I especially like the soft light & natural colors Scott.
The single drop accents nicely & is the proverbial icing on the cake :toast: :
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 21, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Having plenty of these in my area, I can let everyone know how extremely difficult they are to photograph. Try to encompass too many and you have a busy mess, try to isolate a group and you have a distracting BG. Well done, Scott. :toast:
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 21, 2012 at 10:04 AM
This is the one! The focus on that center flower in the same plane as the water drop is perfect. Nice tight comp. Just as an alternative way to present this with an even tighter, cleaner comp, it would also look great square, or even as a 4x5 vertical if there is just a bit more space on the top and/or bottom. Both of those alternatives would clean up that OOF leaf on the left side. (That does not bother me much -- just "tinkering" with this fine image.)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 21, 2012 at 10:26 PM
hi Scott :wavey: beautiful And fine work here :eek: love the comp' color and detail :toast:
albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments