Moon flower

Gallery: FloraPosted July 15, 2014120 views5 comments

Took a while to ID the mystery plant growing underneath our bird feeders. Once the flowers started displaying was able to determine it is a moon flower.

Canon T3i
1/30 @ F-16 (A priority) ISO 200
Canon EF-100mm 2.8 macro USM
tripod, cable release, live view

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 15, 2014 at 3:01 PM

Very moody and mysterious looking.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 15, 2014 at 6:24 PM

John - I recently got to know Datura has another name - Moon Flower. I have made photos like you have and I find the moving circle of the petals quite interesting.

You can think of centralizing the composition and I think a shooting angle completely parallel to the face of the flower might have had a better impact.

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 15, 2014 at 8:28 PM

John, I love the swirl created by the petals. I had never known that Moon flower is another name for Datura. And I would never have guessed the ID from this photo.

Best wishes,
Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 16, 2014 at 10:36 PM

I love the other interesting colors in the flower petals. Maybe it's my monitor, but I think it could use a little levels boosting of the whites

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on July 17, 2014 at 6:54 PM

I like this shot and the exposure. I would try a different crop, maybe portrait, but thats my preference. I like the darker exposure, giving me an abstract feel. Very unique bloom I haven't seen before.

Registered on February 28, 2014, 18 Posts, 147 Comments