Astrantia major

Gallery: FloraPosted July 28, 201379 views9 comments

In the Masterwort Family. Was out on travel last week - explains my short absence.

ND300s, 200mm F/4 Micronikkor @ F/22, 1/10 Sec, Mirror Lock-up, ISO400 and Tripod.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Dahlia and let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 28, 2013 at 3:51 PM

This is very nice, Ramamohan. I like the symmetry of the composition. Great use of DOF as well. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 28, 2013 at 4:15 PM

I really like the composition, with the flowers pointing the corners.
Very nice colours and clean BG.
D&L

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 28, 2013 at 6:23 PM

Excellent comp, as always, and this has wonderful light and color. Very nice shading in the background, too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2013 at 8:33 PM

Lovely composition, Ram. Beautiful geometry.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 28, 2013 at 8:37 PM

Beauty, Ram. I like the comp with the triangular focal points, and you have just the right amount of flower vs bg.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 28, 2013 at 8:50 PM

How did you manage to get such a lovely BG at f22? Delightful pair! Your DOF management is perfect as usual!

Eirini - As you know the background distance is important and is also dependent on how far away it is compared to the shooting distance (from the subject). I shot this from about 2 feet away and the background was easily something like 8 to 10 feet away. It was simple greenery from the foliage - Regards/Ram

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 29, 2013 at 12:27 PM

A lovely take on a lovely flower, Ram ! I think the lighting here brings out the delicacy of the astrantia beautifully - the slightly graded bg is also very appropriate.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 30, 2013 at 2:18 AM

Another killer image Ram from you ....your have managed the whites very well. While you are an expert here, I would have increased the contrast a tad bit on the buds so that the purple comes out a little more . Thats personal to me though..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 1, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Hi Ram

Another fine symmetricaly structured composition. the color, light and detail are 1st class

Albert Darmo

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