Sunflower

Gallery: FloraPosted January 10, 201356 views12 comments

Took this in my backyard were my wife grew some sunflowers. I goal was to tray and get as much detail as possible.
C&C welcome

Canon 5D MKII, 24-105L @ 84mm, 1/8sec, f/16, iso100, AP, partial metering, tripod used, early morning light. Removed flower from photo and put it on black background!

Dave

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12 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 10, 2013 at 9:03 PM

Beautiful flower! You did an excellent job getting the detail and the colors are wonderful.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 10, 2013 at 9:17 PM

Thanks Barb!!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 11, 2013 at 4:41 AM

David:
A classical sunflower shot. Love the details, the swirls in the middle, and rim of petals at the peripheral. There are few dust spots on the petals (and hopefully not on your sensor) which may be worth cleaning up. This would also look nice with a square 2-3 pixel light yellow frame.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 11, 2013 at 6:15 AM

I really like the simplicity of the composition & the detail in the flower!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 11, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Dave: If detail was your goal you certainly achieved it on the larger version especially. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 11, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Thanks Bill!!

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 11, 2013 at 6:46 PM

Thanks Eriini and Gary!!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 12, 2013 at 11:36 AM

The dark background really makes this pop. Excellent detail all over.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 12, 2013 at 11:05 PM

I love the straight-on look...simplicity and perfect symmetry of this bloom ...awesome! Nicely done against the black b/g. Purity!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 12, 2013 at 11:06 PM

I love the straight-on look...simplicity and perfect symmetry of this bloom ...awesome! Nicely done against the black b/g. Purity! Hang it monster-size.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 13, 2013 at 9:55 PM

hi David

The detail , color and light are all perfectly done

superb craftsmanship

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 14, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Splendid control of the yellows, David, and just the right bg for the flower. Fine, crisp detail too - a lovely image !

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