Double Dutchman's

Gallery: FloraPosted April 6, 20071,289 views16 comments

Dutchman's Breeches are one of my favorites and I really liked this double. I used a large normal black umbrella to shade the background to provide some seperation since I needed a small apeture to get both tiers in focus. All C&C appreciated.

XT,F22,1/60,Tripod,& Umbrella

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16 comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on April 6, 2007 at 8:02 PM

Very nice! Great job with the seperation/exposure.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 6, 2007 at 9:17 PM

Keith: What an interesting flower! I confess I've never seen such until this shot. My first impression was "molars".

I like how you handled the whites and the BG especially. My only 1¢ nit are the leaves that overlap the first flower. I might have done some barbering. Well done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Thomas Biggs on April 6, 2007 at 10:07 PM

Fantastic shot Keith!! Razor sharp!!

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 6, 2007 at 10:21 PM

Beautiful shot of Dutchman's Breeches! To find a pair like this, in such good condition is very special. Great shot Keith!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 6, 2007 at 11:44 PM

The contrast, color and detail are right on the money. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on April 7, 2007 at 12:57 AM

Great work... everything done right to really make these interesting flowers pop!

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Comment posted by Dale Williams on April 7, 2007 at 1:42 AM

Keith, this is so beautiful and your lighting/shade tecnique really paid off with this shot. Outstanding work!

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 7, 2007 at 10:31 AM

Keith, an excellent image! Very nice control of the lighting to product the desired effect. I like the detail and whites.

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on April 7, 2007 at 5:09 PM

I love it Keith, I shot a bunch like these the last couple of weeks, they are one of my favorite flowers. You did great in capturing these they are not easy to shoot.

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Comment posted by Richard Tomalty on April 7, 2007 at 10:26 PM

These are such interesting and fanciful flowers. Well shot.

Rick T

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Comment posted by Paige L. Christie on April 7, 2007 at 10:41 PM

Nice work Keith!

I have never gotten a shot of these as nice as yours here. These are tough to capture. Great comp and DOF.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on April 9, 2007 at 8:17 AM

Beautiful clarity. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Robert Scholl on April 9, 2007 at 9:35 AM

Beautiful crisp shot! Well composed, good job on the BG

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Comment posted by Thomas Biggs on April 9, 2007 at 5:02 PM

Congrats on the EP Keith!!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 9, 2007 at 6:33 PM

Congratulations Keith! Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 9, 2007 at 10:47 PM

Hi Keith,

I'm only starting to learn about many of the techniques folks use to separate the foreground and background. Thanks for sharing how you succeeded so successfully.

Carol
http://hy-tec-training.com

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