Fading Away + repost

Gallery: FloraPosted June 9, 2013148 views13 comments

Our early Spring flowers have now gone - this faded fritillary was among the last. I owe the title to a comment by a New Zealand cousin of mine ( a keen critic of my photos ! ) that the image brought to mind their Memorial Day. I then thought of General MacArthur's remark about old soldiers.

Canon 400D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 152mm, 1/1000 sec @ f 4.5, ISO 44, hh

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 9, 2013 at 5:14 PM

Nice composition, Ian. And well chosen title. I like how the stem fades away into the grass. I'm not so sure about the flower in the BG, which pulls my eyes away from the FG flower. But that is just my thought. Fine image as is.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM

I really like the selective focus Ian. I might be tempted to get rid of the rear OOF bloom as (to me) it is somewhat distracting.
Bob

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 9, 2013 at 5:27 PM

Ian: Really interesting POV and comp and I like the light on the main subject especially. I would be sorely tempted to clone the OOF BG flower or crop this to a vertical. However I do prefer how you've set up this horizontal comp so cloning would be my preference. Well seen and captured.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 9, 2013 at 5:42 PM

Thanks for the comments, each and all; I attach a revised version without the oof flower

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 9, 2013 at 6:43 PM

Ian , pure magic ,beautiful work ! I like both !

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 9, 2013 at 7:15 PM

The repost looks even better. I also like the new frame.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 9, 2013 at 8:30 PM

Very nice dof and I like the fade away quality you refer to, Ian. I do think I prefer the version without the bg flower, but I also think the bg flower would have worked if it had been lower in the frame than the main subject. I'm not sure what makes me think that, but that's how it feels to me. Neat fritillary, by the way-ours are much plainer.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 9, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Another vote for the repost, Ian. Very nice. I think simpler is better in this case.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 10, 2013 at 6:57 AM

Definitely your re post Ian, as Scott mentioned, simple is better. Beautiful work as always.
John

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM

I like the colours and the composition. I like both versions.

D&L

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 11, 2013 at 11:28 AM

Ian: I do like the repost much better. Interesting comment by Dennis about teh position of the OOF flower. With it close to the top edge the eye tends to go from the main subject to the BG flower and then out of the frame. If it was lower I think the eye would tend to stay in the frame and work better. Just my theory. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 11, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Dennis/ Bill : that was a good comment by Dennis on the position of the oof flower. Trouble is I don't think I could have got the perspective on the main flower that I wanted without leaving the distant one pretty high. Don't know for sure - will certainly keep the point in mind for future shots of this kind.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 12, 2013 at 3:57 PM

Hi Ian

glad to have my server back, so i can comment on this excellent image. the repost is even better... simply beautiful

Albert Darmo

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