Toadflax

Gallery: FloraPosted August 15, 2012103 views9 comments

We were camping with our four grandchildren in Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park for four days last week. A small stand of Toadflax was near our camp site. Pretty flower and it keep drawing a Broad-tailed Hummingbird. I know the dof of this shot is shallow and some will wish for more. I have one with some more dof and may post it later, but I kind of like this one. I would appreciate any and all comments.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/160
Aperture f8
ISO 400
70mm
Tripod
Slight processing in PSE9

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Did you get any shots with the hummer? That would be neat! I do wish there was more DOF...but that is more because of the perspective you chose here. I would be interested in seeing how it looked from a lower perspective at the same setting.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Agree with Eirini. Also, I would be tempted to fool around with sat/hue for a more pleasing color scheme. Not the toadflax, just the BG. Maybe more toward green, or maybe just darker.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 16, 2012 at 4:37 PM

I think your DOF in this image makes it appealing in an abstract way but I think generally I would like more DOF also. I also agree about playing with the background. Making it darker and/or more saturated may help highlight that lovely flower even more. That must have been fascinating to watch the hummingbird on this flower. . .great nature experience with your grandchildren!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 16, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Yellow loveliness Richard !

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 16, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Hi Richard

well composed , with soft colors and DOf, that give an abstract feel . this is a fine presentation

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 17, 2012 at 2:44 AM

Richard:
I agree with comments made so far. Kind of like a little more DOF but not sure how this would affect the bg though, so would be interested to see your other post. A way around the more DOF and bg issue is to do stacking if you are so inclined.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 17, 2012 at 6:10 AM

This shallow range gives this a wonderful BG that I don't think could be obtained any other way. I like this.
Bob

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 17, 2012 at 9:28 PM

I really like this, Richard. The depth of field works really well for me, I like how shallow it is.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 22, 2012 at 6:13 PM

I like the dof, and pof. Good color and light.

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