Japanese Anemone

Gallery: FloraPosted August 31, 2012117 views13 comments

Something different than a sunflower!

Japanese Anemone is a late-summer blooming perennial of which I have several kinds blooming now in my flower beds.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/4.5 for 1/200 sec. ISO 400. Tripod mounted, on-camera flash. It was a windy day so needed higher ISO and flash to get a higher shutter speed for focus.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 1, 2012 at 2:38 AM

Like this a lot! Beautiful flower surrounded perfectly by the buds.
The flower looks a little "flashed" to me- I'd suggest toning it down a bit.
Lovely!
Sandy

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 1, 2012 at 6:33 AM

Very nice, Carolyn. I like the framing base provided by the buds. Very well composed.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on September 1, 2012 at 10:33 AM

Fantastic work Carolyn, I used to have these in my gardwn when we lived in B.C. Unfortunately they don't grow were we live now so I will enjoy them from your lovely post.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Great colors, Carolyn, and I like the composition. The unopened blooms add a nice touch. Lovely image!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 1, 2012 at 12:51 PM

Carolyn: Great plane of focus management and DOF control. Beautiful shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Stephen Porter on September 1, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Hello :) Gorgeous photo! I love the way the lavender, pops off, the green background. The composition is pleasing and the framing by the buds is great!
Thanks for sharing.

Registered on August 27, 2012, 56 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 1, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Unique to me, as I have never seen them. Gorgeous flower, interesting structure, and your shot is put together so well.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 2, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Carolyn:
Nice composition with the bloom supported by the semi circle of buds. Might tone done the highlight of the bloom a little.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 2, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Hi Carolyn

A delightful subject, well composed with good color and detail. The flash does not give the quality of light , i expect from your hight standards

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM

What a wonderful composition Carolyn. Superb in every way.
Bob

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on September 3, 2012 at 2:46 PM

How cute it looks like it's holding all it's mittens out!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 3, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Carolyn, After seeing your photo, I looked around in our local garden but could not find one in good shape and bud orientation. This is excellent I really like the symmetry in the buds below which adds so much to the aesthetics !

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on September 4, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Beautiful shot. It does look a little flashed. I think it is slightly under exposed for the ambient light but that could be easily adjusted..

Registered on September 17, 2011, 38 Posts, 167 Comments