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Elegant Clarkia
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Elegant Clarkia

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: FloraPosted July 12, 201377 views8 comments
Or Clarkia unguiculata. A plant that my wife has been growing for years. Oddly, she got it by accident. The seed company supplied it for several years in packages labeled Sunset Flower with a picture of a different flower. When they finally corrected their mistake, she continued to grow it from it's own seeds (it's a pretty prolific self-seeder). This is a wildflower native to California. Our two Washington species are considerably different, but close enough to give me a clue for looking it up.

5Diii, 180mm f3.5 macro, tripod. F25, 1/6, iso 800, Av mode with no compensation. Processed in CS6 and cropped to 17.8MP-mostly from the sides. Taken this morning at 6:08 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always very much appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 12, 2013 at 10:49 PM
Very nice, Dennis. Love the pink and green frame filling color, especially the soft bicolor bg. Nice job getting detail throughout the main flower detail against the oof bg.
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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 13, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Wonderful image, Dennis. The dew drops add a gerat texture to the flowers. Even the OOF flowers add a nice complementary element to the image. :toast:
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 13, 2013 at 4:46 PM
Excellent comp, lovely color. Looks a little soft on my monitor, but it could just be my monitor. :smile:
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 13, 2013 at 10:05 PM
Dennis, lovely soft color and nice background.
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM
The detail and the BG make this for me Dennis. Wonderfully captured.
Bob :wavey:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 14, 2013 at 1:35 PM
That is one crazy flower. I like the dof, hints of leaves, and the complementary background. All the dew is, of course, a special addition.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 14, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Dennis - Luscious Pinks there - dew adding a lot more and so does the nice background. Not sure I have seen these before, so a first for me.

The petals look a little soft, and I can imagine why - your probably had the focal point in the front to accommodate the large stamens/stigma. If there was an opportunity, moving the leaf coming from the top might have been nice, as it would have enhanced the aesthetics, but its not overly hurting. Stacking might have been another option here provided there was no wind.

Large version shows a few dust spots/specks - easily cloned out.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 16, 2013 at 10:39 PM
Hi Dennis :wavey: Amazing light and color on this bloom :jump: A very beautiful image :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments