Dahlia

Gallery: FloraPosted February 3, 2017214 views7 comments

I am working on a project that has me going back through my floral archives. I thought I might as well post some images that were never posted for one reason or another. This one is from 2012. Dahlia, Fellows Riverside Gardens. D700, 180 macro, f6.3, 1/80, iso 400, tripod. Suggestions and other comments welcome. crying

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Comment posted by John Robinson on February 3, 2017 at 12:32 PM

Nice selective focus, and a delightfully"gentle "image. Dahlias are my favourite flowers. I grow about 40 varieties for showing.
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 3, 2017 at 1:24 PM

Scott: Superbly crafted shot. I especially like the color palette, DOF/POF choice and comp. Most excellent. >=))> devil

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Mark James Ford on February 3, 2017 at 2:18 PM

Hi sCott, a wonderful subject, colours and focus are spot on! Personal taste (very much) i'm really in two minds about the right-hand green BG coming in so tightly around the flower head ...

Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 3, 2017 at 4:51 PM

Lovely image, Scott! I love the comp and the beautiful pastel colors in the flower and the bg.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on February 3, 2017 at 11:09 PM

Beautiful soft colors, Scott. Good DOF choice. I like very much the tiny dew on the petals. Nicely done!

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 5, 2017 at 1:55 PM

An interesting use of relatively shallow dof, Scott. It almost makes it look like one flower in front of another. I think it might work better for my taste if the oof foreground petals were sharp.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 7, 2017 at 8:17 PM

I love the placement, color and softness of the dahlia. I have the same objection to the aqua color that Mark has.

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