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Two Zinnias
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Two Zinnias

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: FloraPosted May 28, 201271 views7 comments
These Zinnia flowers provide a lot of photo ops, especially when shot in front of others.

D800, 105 micro, f/5.6 1/160 ISO 200

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 28, 2012 at 5:37 PM
I think I would like to see a little more in sharp focus Wayne, but don't know what restraints you were working with. I like the splashes of color in the BG.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 28, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Wayne - Very nice interaction between the two Zinnias. I like the angle chosen which brings the orange flower and the stem of the yellow flower into good focus. I like the colors in the background too :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 28, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Wayne:
The varied colors in Zinnia offers a lot of opportunities. Like the interaction you have captured between these two. Wish for a little more DOF but this may not be possible without interfering with the nice bg (except may be stacking). Also would like to see a brighter or light color in the LLC.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 28, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Hi wayne :wavey: Very nice detail on the orange zinnia........ the colors , and BG are breathtaking :jump: looks like they are having a love affair, And i have a love affair with this image too :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on May 29, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Very colorful, Wayne. I appreciate your attention to the BG. The BG is suoerb, and I like the comp. As commented by others, I wish the underside of the yellow zenia were sharper because, at least to me, it is a focal point. However, the trade off for more DOF is a busier BG, so this may have been the optimal compromise (absent mutli image focus stacking).
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 1:43 AM
Excellently composed and finely detailed image with nice simple colors in very good light. I like the colorful BG. Very well done Wayne. :smile:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 30, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Lovely, Wayne ! Marvellous colouring, with a delightful bg and just perfect dof for me.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments