Yellow Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted June 14, 2012126 views8 comments

A wildflower from Cedar Canyon. I searched everything I had and the internet and could not find an ID on this flower. I went to a couple of web sites that had flowers from western Nebraska and no luck. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Camera 40D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/640
Aperture f8
ISO 250
58mm
Cropped to 85% of original
Slight color correction and sharpening in PSE9

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 15, 2012 at 7:27 AM

Nice soft BG that compliments and I like the placement in your frame Richard.
Great details, colors, and light - well done

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Comment posted by David Schwaegler on June 15, 2012 at 2:35 PM

This appears to be yellow flax (Linum sp). There are a couple of species that grow in your area. My best guess is Linum rigidum (stiffstem flax). To get a more specific ID I'd need to see the whole plant and some of its habitat, but that wouldn't be such an appealing image.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 15, 2012 at 5:47 PM

Just lovely Richard, poking it's sunny yellow heads out of the gold BG , beautiful find.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 15, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Richard:
This is lovely. I like how you make these pop from the bg. Wonderful details in the petals. A very artistic documentary image

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 15, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Richard - Beautiful Twins nicely captured with both within the DOF. The medium toned surrounding helps the vibrant yellows to stand out even better.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 16, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Just lovely, Richard ! Perfectly set on the mottled brown bg these flowers are beautifully captured, with nice detail in the petals.

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on June 16, 2012 at 9:56 PM

very nice image. Interesting back ground.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 17, 2012 at 5:42 PM

Richard: GREAT DOF management and wonderful color palette. Extra points for seeing these in the wild. 2+ thumbs up! >=))>

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