Orbiting

Gallery: FloraPosted July 19, 2013154 views11 comments

A very busy scene I know - the daisy buds and young flowers on their stalks surrounding this lone poppy just reminded me ever so slightly of an orrery !

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 108mm, 1/1250 sec @ f 4.5, -1 ev, ISO 400, hh, Color Efex gold reflector and vignette blur.

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11 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 19, 2013 at 6:57 AM

Beautiful, Ian. Well composed with the focus on the contrasting red poppy, and the dreamy look creates an evocative mood.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 19, 2013 at 9:38 AM

Lovely, wonderful dreamy scene and pop of red !

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 19, 2013 at 11:18 AM

A wonderful image, Ian. What a focal point that red poppy makes! Then all the daisies are the chorus for this soloist.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 19, 2013 at 8:13 PM

Had to look that one up, Ian! The blur makes it very dreamy. I much prefer this type of vignette to dark/white ones. The red poppy as sun and the daisies as planets is an apt simile!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 19, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Ian - The Lone Poppy makes the shot for me. Great processing to add that dreamy feel !!.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 19, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Great use of the solitary poppy, Ian. Very well composed and titled. Looks like a perfect summer image.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 20, 2013 at 6:15 AM

Hey! along with another gorgeous meadow-type scene reminiscent of Albert's recent work, I learned a new word!
This is a great capture, Ian, with lots to look at. Love the processing, too. The vignette creates a definite mood, and encouragement to focus on the poppy, without being so obvious, itself.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 20, 2013 at 1:14 PM

This just might be my favorite Ian. The separation between subject and surrounding gives me a feeling of vastness.
Bob

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 25, 2013 at 4:02 PM

I like the dreamy mood of this shot.
Very well done!
D&L

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on August 7, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Not busy at all, I love the poppy and the daisys. Well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 16, 2013 at 2:31 PM

Love the warm mood of this Ian and the comp and processing.

pat

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