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by Balan Vinod

Gallery: FloraPosted March 12, 20182,060 views8 comments
A touch of light behind the Heliconia, from the setting sun...

6D2, 180 Tamron, ISO 400, F8, 1.40
Appreciate your c&c

Balan Vinod

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 12, 2018 at 1:59 PM
Not really seen in the US except South Florida, according to Wikipedia. I really like how the setting sun limns the flower. I would be tempted to clone out the ants. 
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 12, 2018 at 2:39 PM
Balan: Ditto Phil regarding the ants which I hardly ever find to be endearing party crashers. Love the light and comp. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on March 12, 2018 at 9:50 PM
Nice use of light and dark.
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on March 12, 2018 at 11:36 PM
I really like the background and how it sets off the colors and detail, and the glow from the backlight is excellent.  The comp and POV are also very good.

The ants give a sense of habitat, but I agree about cloning them out.
 
Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments
Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on March 13, 2018 at 11:16 AM
Balan very nice image. Bright, bold, exciting image of Heliconia. 
Registered on October 27, 2016, 229 Posts, 393 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 14, 2018 at 10:01 AM
Beautiful transparencies in this different photo that I like very much. The silhouettes of the small ants give more sense of life to the image.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 14, 2018 at 6:10 PM
Balan, The light, the dark and the color are wonderful. The ants: Where did you find a Heliconia with so few ants?
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 15, 2018 at 5:42 PM
Balan, as an entomologist, I completely appreciate both the wonderful silhouetted/backlit heliconia, as well as the ants, especially the ones inside the flower shell.  There has to be one in every crowd doesn't there?
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments