Verbena

Gallery: FloraPosted January 25, 2014766 views7 comments

Verbena is an annual (sometimes perennial) that I like to use in my flowers beds for long season flowering. This is a ground level, quite close view of a flowering clump. . .other flowers are blurred in the background. There is a tiny visitor on one of the flowers that I decided to leave in.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/4.5 for 1/320 sec. ISO 250. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 25, 2014 at 1:02 PM

Carolyn: Another of our supporting cast that I often overlook. I like your DOF/POF choice and the BG.

>=))>

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 26, 2014 at 9:38 AM

he dreamy bg works well with the vibrant blooms. Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM

Those are luscious purples, Carolyn. I also like how you've arranged the main bloom in the frame....dreams of summer in the midst of a cold winter.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 27, 2014 at 10:22 PM

Carolyn:

Love the color of these blooms and the bokeh of this image. Very pretty.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 28, 2014 at 10:50 AM

Lovely color, a shallow DOF and nicely blurred BG—what's not to like?

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 28, 2014 at 1:44 PM

Love this one. The bg is exceptionally beautiful. Beautiful color in the blooms and terrific work.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 29, 2014 at 4:29 PM

That is some powerful purples.

And, they work perfectly with the greens. Gorgeous image!

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