Ornamental Onion

Gallery: FloraPosted July 2, 201283 views13 comments

I liked the interaction between the two. Challenge was to avoid a man made concrete structure in the background at the same time align to the blooms to make use of the DOF. Something worked out

. The background is Coriander plant with whitish blooms.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor with 36mm ET (ET was not needed, it happened to be mounted at that time), F/11, 1/80 Sec, Early morning filtered light, ISO400 and Tripod.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Perwinkle and do let me know if you like this one or not.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 2, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Oh my, now this is special!!! Unique subjects with a great comp expertly photographed and presented. Love how the two seed heads interact. No nits here... just wish it were mine.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 2, 2012 at 11:08 PM

Ram:
Fabulous! Just the right DOF and perfect bg.

Ornamental are used quite frequently in Ikebana arrangements for the structure and they last for sometime as cut flowers.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 3, 2012 at 12:08 AM

Tremendous detail and BG control. I would have guessed this was a stack but f11 seems to have done the trick. Nice stuff, as always.

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 3, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Very nice image. The little buds seem to glow and the background is perfect.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 3, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Ram, I like this photo. good composition and gentle colors. The two seen heads work well together. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 3, 2012 at 9:40 PM

I really like this image, Ram! Wonderful comp with the angles of the stems and the flowers facing opposite directions. I agree the interaction of the flowers is special; it reminds me of a mother and child.

Very nice details in the flowers with a great blurred, color-compatible background. Well-done!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 4, 2012 at 5:59 AM

Beautiful image Ram, there's nothing to complain about here..It's all good

I would like to acknowledge your outstanding flora work, & thank you for moderating here.
I sincerely appreciate your thoughtful, diplomatic, and always constructive style of critique

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 4, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Perfectly balanced comp with an excellent BG. Very artistic, Ram.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 4, 2012 at 5:01 PM

I love this kind of composition Ram. If we were painters may be you would like better to paint the bottom buds nearer to the uppers for strengthening the relationship; may be.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2012 at 11:40 PM

An inspired use of line again, Ram! Incredible work on a fairly common subject.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 6, 2012 at 2:32 PM

Wow! This is super nice! At first I thought surely this was a stack as well! The colors & lighting are awesome!

Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments

Comment posted by Chad Merrell on July 6, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Ram-- I wasn't drawn to the thumb at all but bigger is better. I like this.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Ram: Brilliantly composed and a great find with the blooms facing opposite directions. Most excellent. >=))>

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