Blue Passion Flower

Gallery: FloraPosted July 25, 20075,663 views27 comments

Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Equipment: Gitzo, Nikon D200, 105mm macro lens, Canon 500D diopter, circular polarizer, 81B warming filter.
Exposure: ISO 200, 1/2 sec at f/36, 100% of full-frame, Wescott diffusion disk over the subject to block direct sunlight.
Processing: Lightroom 1.1 and CS3 basic adjustments, and some touch-up to remove a few pollen specks.

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 25, 2007 at 3:17 PM

Scott, Superb colors and a good composition. It comes across really vibrant.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on July 25, 2007 at 4:30 PM

very interesting ... looks like an alien space station

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Mitchell on July 25, 2007 at 4:36 PM

WOW, Scott, this is excellent. Very sharp, clear and colorful.Nice image.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 25, 2007 at 4:38 PM

Amazing, and very different Scott. I like it a lot. Great job.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 25, 2007 at 4:38 PM

Beautiful Scott.

I remember when I first saw these flowers in LA and became an immediate fan.

Very nice capture.

Carol

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on July 25, 2007 at 6:43 PM

That is just incredibly strange, but interesting to look at...!

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on July 25, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Hi Scott, these have to be one of the wildest flowers I have ever seen....... just amazing. Good Job on this.

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Comment posted by James Fillip on July 25, 2007 at 9:41 PM

That is an awesome flower! and a really cool shot

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Comment posted by Maureen McKovich on July 25, 2007 at 10:30 PM

Absolutely fabulous! This is a perfect use of deep focus and I just love it.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Wow, passion flowers are very cool Scott. I have never seen one, but they look wild.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 26, 2007 at 2:50 AM

Passion flowers have amazing colors, angles, etc. and are extremely difficult to photograph. You did an exceptional job with the dof, color and placement. Love it!

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 26, 2007 at 8:57 AM

Scott, amazing color and detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jack Mroz on July 26, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Incredible flower Scott. My first reaction was "is this a flower?". Excellent technical execution and presentation.

Jack

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Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on July 26, 2007 at 9:41 AM

Wow...excellent work, Scott!!

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 27, 2007 at 12:44 PM

Wow, you look at this and think nothing like this could exist in nature. It almost looks man-made. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 27, 2007 at 8:13 PM

You nailed this Scott, fantastic

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on July 30, 2007 at 9:25 AM

Scott, great job on this photo on all counts, including the use of the diffuser.

Nice!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 1, 2007 at 3:29 PM

Terrific presentation. It almost looks mechanical rather than biological - really amazing flower.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 3, 2007 at 12:15 AM

Scott: You snuck this in while I was on vacation. Glad Jim picked it for the MP. I love passion flowers. We have several varieties in our garden. This is a classic comp and very well executed. Very well done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 1, 2008 at 8:09 AM

Well deserved Annual EP Award. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 1, 2008 at 9:21 AM

Congratulations on the EP annual award. The colors, placement and dof of this image made it a very special image.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on January 1, 2008 at 10:02 AM

Wow, amazing sharp detail of one of my favorite plants. Congrats right back atcha on the EP annual award!

Lori

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 1, 2008 at 10:32 AM

Striking image of a beautiful flower. Congratulations on the receiving the Annual Editor's Pick Award. It is well deserved.

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Comment posted by Scott Reeves on January 1, 2008 at 11:48 AM

THANKS everyone for the comments. This is definitely an honor.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on January 1, 2008 at 12:08 PM

Congrats on your well deserved annual EP.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 1, 2008 at 8:32 PM

This is amazing! Congrats on the 2007 EP.

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Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on January 5, 2008 at 9:27 AM

Congratulations! An amazing shot of an amazing flower.

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