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Close up of a flower
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Close up of a flower

by Eli Thomas

Gallery: FloraPosted January 24, 20071,091 views10 comments
200mm 5.6

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on January 24, 2007 at 9:00 PM
This is cool Eli. I really like the BG color, and the DOF works well. The one bloom is very pretty.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 24, 2007 at 10:12 PM
Hey Eli, very nice image :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Eli: This is very cool. The DOF on the main flower is just perfect. Very well done. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Betty Wetherbee on January 25, 2007 at 7:14 PM
This is a lovely picture and tack sharp. I love the background - nice DOF.
Registered on January 25, 2007, 0 Posts, 1 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 25, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Eli, very nice. The flower seems to explore out of nowhere. Nice detail and color. :toast:
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by Pete D on January 26, 2007 at 12:18 AM
Am I mad, or would this look more normal as a vertical? Anyhow, it is a nice photograph of this knapweed (?). Someone help me with an id.

Pete D.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 26, 2007 at 5:27 AM
Yes, Pete, you are mad, MAD. :biggrin: Looks great this way with the less conventional presentation, the DOF and a beautifully focused flower subject. Love the color of the BG, too, as it really compliments and sets off the flower. :toast: Way to go, Eli.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Don Kurz on January 26, 2007 at 7:10 AM
"Someone help me with an id."

Pete, this is a knapweed, Centaurea sp., possibly Centaurea maculosa but the leaves are needed to confirm to species. Unfortunately, this is a nasty plant. A nonnative invasive, the sap is thought to be carcinogenic and there is one report of a Nature Conservancy employee losing some fingers to cancer after handpulling the noxious weed from a nature preserve. The toxic sap emitted through it's roots overwhelms other plants. Once established, this species is hard to eradicate.

Best,
Don
Registered on November 1, 2003, 0 Posts, 124 Comments
Comment posted by David Weber on January 26, 2007 at 6:34 PM
A gorgeous photo. Eli; sharp and colorful. :cool:
Registered on February 7, 2005, 296 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Dale Williams on January 27, 2007 at 12:40 AM
Eli, this is beautiful! The bokeh is perfect and the flower seems to jump out of the image. Thanks for sharing this.

Dale Williams
Arlington, Texas
Registered on November 15, 2006, 69 Posts, 1025 Comments