Goldeneye Phlox

Gallery: FloraPosted April 13, 201333 views8 comments

A photograph of Goldeneye Phlox and a Texas Star bloom. This is a blend of 14 images using Photoshop CS5.

Nikon D7000
1/100 sec at f/9
Nikon 105 mm Macro
ISO 100

Would appreciate any comments and critiques. This is the best site I have found for honest critiques. Thank you.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 13, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Welcome, Tom. Love the little cluster of phlox with bud. They look radiant and cheerful in the light that's on them. I think the rest is extraneous in this particular composition.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 13, 2013 at 9:56 PM

Well thought out and executed, Tom. I like the detail, though I'm not sure the yellow of the Texas Star really works with the Phlox.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 14, 2013 at 8:10 AM

My personal taste would be to remove the Texas Star, but that is subjective only.
Bob

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Comment posted by Thomas Pettengill on April 14, 2013 at 10:18 AM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I agree that the Phlox blossoms are the main subject. Tom

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on April 14, 2013 at 12:07 PM

I think there is too much DOF that makes the scene a little busy & detracts from the Phlox. I think if you had used the stacking for the Phlox & let the rest remain out of focus it might help. I like the angle & light on the Phlox itself!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 15, 2013 at 5:05 AM

Tom:

Welcome to NPN and Flora gallery.

Your image of the phlox in this light and stacking makes a very beautiful image. If you are making a stack to get more DOF for the phlox, you might try using a larger aperture (F4) to give you a nice blurry background. I agree with others about the Texas star being distracting.

Look forward to seeing more of your post here.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 15, 2013 at 12:21 PM

Those phlox are glorious and you've angled them nicely across the frame. The stack look great, except for what I call "typical PS edge artifacts along the bottom", but those can be easily removed with a very slight crop. Well done!

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Comment posted by Thomas Pettengill on April 16, 2013 at 6:37 PM

Thanks everyone for you kind words and suggestions. I really appreciate all the recommendations.

Registered on March 2, 2013, 5 Posts, 29 Comments