Fawn Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted April 21, 201481 views10 comments

Goes under a bunch of names, but that's the local one (Erythronium oregonum officially). The bg is a piece of black felt.

5Diii, 180mm f3.5 macro, tripod, f32, 1/8, remote shutter, aperture priority, -1 stop compensation, manual focus. Processed in LR5 & CS6. This was taken in portrait and the bloom barely fit in the frame so I cropped to square and added some canvas on the right.

Your comments and criticisms are very much appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 21, 2014 at 9:37 PM

Neat look, Dennis, with the whites very well handled. I like your comp. with just a touch of the stem on the left. I think it would be good to clone out that little bulbous drop near the llc. On my 100mm macro, I've found that f/32 is just a touch soft, although I've seen folks say that the softness can be cleaned up with some extra sharpening. This certainly looks nicely sharp.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 21, 2014 at 9:40 PM

Looks well made, with the water drops a plus. I agree with Mark on the water drop. The sharpness is good, but a little more wouldn't hurt.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 21, 2014 at 10:09 PM

Interesting comp Dennis. I like the point of view. Looks like a difficult flower to compose but you have handled it well. The whites are spot on.

Sanjay

Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 22, 2014 at 11:59 AM

Excellent comp and colors, Dennis! I like the water drops on the flower and stem. I agree with the others that the drop near the llc could be removed.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 22, 2014 at 3:39 PM

A very nice profile photo Dennis. Nice details, and it stands out well against the BG. I think I might try cleaning up the subtle spider webs in the curve of the stem.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on April 23, 2014 at 2:54 PM

Great composition Dennis. I tend to agree with the drop of water on the stem, but I sure like everything else.
Bob

Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 23, 2014 at 5:08 PM

Excellent rendering of the flower, Dennis, with fine light and colour, though I think I might like to see the stem whole, as a personal preference. Very nicely set in the frame otherwise.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 25, 2014 at 5:13 PM

You really closed down that lens for this at F/32, rarely ever go there myself.
Nice comp, colors, details, and this shines in the larger view..
I agree with Mark, "I think it would be good to clone out that little bulbous drop near the llc."
Well done & have a great weekend!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 26, 2014 at 11:08 PM

Very elegant comp. beautiful work !

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 28, 2014 at 6:31 PM

A splendid work for me, Dannis. An excellent portraits of a beautiful specimen.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments