Spider Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted May 20, 201498 views6 comments

This is the same Spider Lily posted by Mark Seaver back in March from our Florida trip to the Ocala National Forest. Mark's perspective was from the front of the boat and mine from the rear. Hand held, natural light under the forest canopy, full frame.

Master Version at:
http://www.mikieproductions.com/p767293817/h3f7b4e8d#h3f7b4e8d

File Name Ramy_8431_CF45
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/25/2014 12:40:43 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 270.0mm

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 20, 2014 at 12:10 PM

Strong comp Mike and I certainly like the crisp centers of the flowers. Whites look perfect to me. As a nit, I find the curving stem in the bg a little distracting. No big deal though. I like the mood created and the image as posted.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 20, 2014 at 12:55 PM

A beautiful photo of beautiful flowers, Mike. The atmosphere of the forest is very well represented. I love the two flowers hand by hand.
Take care.

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

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 21, 2014 at 9:12 PM

Mike - I have found this a tough flower to photograph with its complex shape. You have done well here. Whites look nice and so does the DOF. A slightly more uniform and blurred background might have been more pleasing but not a deal breaker.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on May 23, 2014 at 7:51 AM

Great composition and detail captured Mike. Well taken and displayed in my opinion.
Bob

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 23, 2014 at 12:19 PM

Yours is better! Looks great.

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 28, 2014 at 8:59 AM

I remember Dennis posted the SL set back in the frame, I like this version a lot too.
If I had to pick which I liked best, it would have to a toss-up of course

Nice!

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