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Swirling Hibiscus
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Swirling Hibiscus

by scott lanz

Gallery: FloraPosted July 26, 2015181 views8 comments

Hibiscus, Fellows Riverside Gardens, D600, 150 sigma macro, f32, 1/15, iso 400, tripod. Suggestions, questions, and other comments welcome. crying

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8 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 26, 2015 at 10:18 AM

Hi Scott,

I like the sharpness and color depth.  The near  centered composition  works well for the imagedevil...................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 26, 2015 at 11:35 AM

Hi  Scottcrying    Exceptional  light,  color  and detail...  the  fine  symmetry  of  the  swirling lines  are amazingdevil

 

 

Albert Darmo

Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 26, 2015 at 4:59 PM

Scott - I was immediately reminded of this one 

Amazing shade of Red and f/32 has pulled all that you needed in this shot. The resolution of those yellow pollen pods is a huge plus. 

 

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 26, 2015 at 5:56 PM

Beautiful deep red color and swirling lines.  Excellent detail.  Very nice, Scott!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM

Scott, this is an excellent close look.  I really like the sense of swirl from the petals and that "blue glow" at the base of the stamem creates an interesting sense of mystery around the flower's center, which pops very nicely.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 27, 2015 at 8:36 AM

This lovely shade of red was made to be 'swirled'blush

Love the slightly off-center comp and detailed view of the yellow pollen, nice petal textures seen..

Beautiful symmetry revealed @ f/32, you scored a touchdown with this one Scott!!devil

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 27, 2015 at 12:10 PM

Talk about having one's eye pulled, this one sucks you right in! I've never shot an opening at f/32, but this makes a believer out of me. Good stuff!devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 27, 2015 at 9:44 PM

Very, very nice, Scott! I like the wonderful range of different reds and the subtle glow on the petals. devil

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments