Queen Anne's Lace

Gallery: FloraPosted August 25, 2012332 views13 comments

I spent a whole morning in a field with masses of these beautiful flowers. They look perfect from the start as a bud until they become seedheads. I chose this DOF to give the image a dreamy feel to it. Does it work?

D300, Sigma180 macro, 1/800, F5.6, tripod

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on August 25, 2012 at 10:13 AM

The shallow DOF works just fine, wouldn't change a thing.

Nice stuff.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on August 25, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Ellen ...beautifully crafted here...Nice overall comp too...well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 25, 2012 at 2:22 PM

I would say it mostly does, but the subject might be stronger in less space.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2012 at 3:04 PM

Works beautifully! How on earth did you manage to isolate a single bloom?

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 25, 2012 at 4:12 PM

Very well done!

Ray

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 26, 2012 at 7:43 AM

Lovely portrait Ellen. Fantastic work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 26, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Dreamy and sweet. Lovely image

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM

I think this works very well, Ellen. The depth of field and point of focus is really strong. Great background, too, just as you mentioned!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Hi Ellen

Your choice of DOF works very well here

A very interesting composition, and a fine result

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 26, 2012 at 9:15 PM

Ellen - Love your take on this difficult to photograph flower (except from the top). Works exactly as presented and I have no issues with the POF chosen. Very Nice !

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 26, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Sounds like a fun morning! I agree they are a great flower, from beginning to end. I like your DOF choice in this; it has a nice dreamy feel to it which is what you were attempting to achieve. Nice background; the color helps show off the flower well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 27, 2012 at 5:23 AM

Ellen:
Works fine for me. Like the POV and DOF.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 27, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Delicately done, Ellen - such lovely softness as the flower fades into the pale ground.

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