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Dahlia

by scott lanz

Gallery: FloraPosted December 1, 2013193 views13 comments
Still processing dahlias from this fall. D600, 150 macro, f5, iso 400, 1/400. Suggestions, questions, and other comments on this one welcome. :wavey:

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Very nice, lovely BG Scott.
Excellent use of f/5, with this central focus and the petals in/out of focus.
Only thing I can suggest is tiny bit more room at either side..
Beautiful! :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 1, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Scott - Just lovely - perfect DOF for this perspective. A little more on left and right is all that I can think of.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce King on December 1, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Sweet color and light. I echo the cramped on the sides comments though. Still....definitely gorgeous.
Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 1, 2013 at 5:11 PM
The center of the flower is rich with the purple, pinks and yellows. And the fade to the BG is soothing to the eye. very nice one :toast:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 2, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Beautiful flower photo in superb light, nice colors. I like the well chosen tight crop and excellent bokeh. Well done Scott. :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 2, 2013 at 3:52 PM
So beautiful against the soft bg, Scott ! Splendid capture of the flower centre and delightful colouring, I wondered at first about having a touch more room at the sides but on reflection I do feel this perspective somehow suits the tight comp.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on December 2, 2013 at 9:24 PM
Outstanding, Scott! A real beauty. Well done!

Sanjay
Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 2, 2013 at 10:49 PM
Scott: Got a nice firm :eek:-meter spike from this one and then I opened the larger version and the meter blew up! Wonderful BG and DOF management. One of the best dahlia portraits here in quite a while. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on December 3, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Thanks for looking/commenting. Good suggestion about a bit more room. If you are interested, I just posted the same flower, with a visitor, in macro.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 3, 2013 at 11:36 AM
What a beauty Scott! The colors are a joy for my eyes.
Cheers.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 3, 2013 at 9:44 PM
Hi Scott :wavey: Love everything about it, :jump: agree with the others that a bit more canvas would make this even better :toast:
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 5, 2013 at 10:36 AM
Scott, the flower is lovely set against that great wash of background color. I too find the framing a bit tight.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 12, 2013 at 3:08 PM
A gorgeous flower and your deft touch equals pure art, Scott! :toast:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments