Barrel Cactus Flowers

by Eirini Pajak

Gallery: FloraPosted August 20, 201280 views9 comments

Stack of 18 at f16
The colors were so strong, I had to desaturate....

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 21, 2012 at 12:31 AM

Very nice grouping Eirini. The spines add some nice interest to the flowers.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 21, 2012 at 5:52 AM

Eirini:
I know this is a stack but the flowers seems a little soft. Interestingly, the needles are pin sharp. Is this due to compression or is the stacking software having some problem handling the yellow and orange?

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 21, 2012 at 6:08 AM

Gary, I believe it is the way I am compressing things that makes it looks soft. I will send you a larger version by email & see what you think...I have a hard time with yellow & orange...that happens BEFORE I stack!

Thanks for the large version which is plenty sharp; so this must be compression artefact. Cheers,Gary

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 21, 2012 at 10:44 AM

The tones look perfect to me, Eirini, so I guess the desat has worked. Great stacking job - I guess there is a considerable depth of field here, and everything looks nice and sharp

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 21, 2012 at 12:21 PM

Eirini - Great isolation and arrangement of the blooms around an implied center. The fine details in the yellow pollen center is not so well seen in this size but I am sure it all looks great in a larger uncompressed version. The spikes around play their role to frame the blooms so well along with the Reds there.

Great work.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM

Beutiful grouping, fine detail, and nice colours.
Love cactus - unfortunately, missed most of the blooms here.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 21, 2012 at 4:18 PM

Great composition! I like the colors, too.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 21, 2012 at 5:32 PM

Very detailed with various textures and beautiful colors. Well done, Eirni!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 22, 2012 at 12:28 AM

Wonderful composition Eirini, I have enjoyed this series immensely.
Bob

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