Coneflower-4

Gallery: FloraPosted July 16, 2012134 views12 comments

I have often admired the painterly backgrounds in Brigitte's photos. If imitation is a form of flattery than this one surely is - but perhaps not to Brigitte's high standards.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor, 36mm ET, F/5 (almost wide open), 1/200 sec, ISO400 and Tripod.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Coneflower-3 and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 16, 2012 at 10:27 PM

I always like visual echoes when done right, and this one is done right, Ram.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM

I haven't been by the forum for awhile but I see that your flora photography skills haven't diminished. Beautiful balance.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM

This is quite nice....I really like the echo of the flower blurred in the BG!

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 17, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Gorgeous light and nice painterly background. The color contrast really works well here. Keep the coneflower shots coming; mine doesn't want to bloom.....

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 17, 2012 at 12:44 PM

Great BG Ram. Very nice subject and great use of the BG. Well done.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 17, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Wonderful echo shot, Ram! The front flower is obviously the star with its good clarity and the background is so nicely blurred. The back coneflower adds a lot to this image without detracting from the front flower due to its soft blurs and colors. The alignment of the flowers and your comp is just right IMO. Well done!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Love this one, Ram! Nothing quite like the look you get when adding the ET. That and the wide aperture really give a good example of it. Selection of focus point looks masterful to get virtually all of the main flower in sharp focus. This one's tops.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 17, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Just wonderful Ram. Yes, I admire Brigitte's work and now I have another on my watch list for painterly images.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 19, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Very nice eye movement and stunning colors.

Two thumbs up Ram.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on July 21, 2012 at 5:51 AM

Hi Ram, I really like all your coneflower images and this one is my favourite, as you know I`m a lover of painterly backgrounds, wonderful work...and thanks a lot for your compliments to my work...

Brigitte