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African Daisy #626

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 22, 2014178 views3 comments

Happily found this plant blooming in my greenhouse today. Nex-6, Sony zoom lens at 75mm equiv., HH, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400, matrix metering, 1-stop under. In PSE adjusted levels, contrast, and sharpness. Comments and suggestions always welcome and thanks for viewing.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 23, 2014 at 6:40 AM

Great vibrant color and a nice blurred background to set off the flower. Wish the point of focus began where the flower is attached to the stem.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 23, 2014 at 8:15 PM

Very beautiful flower and lovely color. Regarding your focal choice, I feel like it might have been nice to have more of the flower in focus. Where it is in focus, the lighting reveals good details, but then the rest of the flower and green backing are quite soft. You could have tried lying on the floor beneath this flower to get your focal plane more level. Jim!

Lucky you to have a greenhouse!

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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on March 23, 2014 at 9:16 PM

Thanks for your helpful comments regarding focus; that's why I'm here!

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