Herbaceous Peony

Gallery: FloraPosted July 3, 201296 views6 comments

Taken with Canon 7D, using 100-400 IS lens, with 500D macro filter.

Comments always welcomed.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 3, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Peonies are a tough catch, if you can find one not ant covered!

I like this a lot, with the dreamy soft focus on the stamens and the delicate OOF petals. The water droplets are a nice plus.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Excellent job on this difficult flower..I think you did a wonderful job of finding the sweet spot Patricia

Great point of focus, detail, light, color, and a daring composition that worked out very nicely

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 3, 2012 at 7:22 PM

Patricia - Nice angled (from the side) composition with focus square on the stamens. I like the golden hues on the inside of the white petals and the water droplets. I wish the portion of the petal blocking the center on the right was not part of the composition but that's a minor minor issue, really.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 4, 2012 at 9:11 AM

Patricia:
I am pleasantly surprised when I open this up because the thumb did not really show how good this is. Love the DOF and the dreamy surround. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

You did take the pulsing hearth of the peony Patricia. Splendid.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2012 at 11:42 PM

Another excellent intimate study. Superb shot.

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