Tighter Still

Gallery: FloraPosted January 27, 20081,633 views26 comments

I have a few more gerbera shots that I like, I hope you are all not getting tired of them. I have not had a lot of time lately to shoot, so I am posting these. I hope you all do not mind.

Any and all thougths appreciated.

Nathan

Nikon D80, Sigma 180 macro, tripod, ISO 200, f11, clamplights, some RAW adjustments for WB and exposure, some petal blemishes cloned out

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 27, 2008 at 3:46 AM

Like this best of all so far, Nathan - fascinating how the beautiful soft curves give the feel of the flower in something so abstract

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 27, 2008 at 9:08 AM

Nathan,

I like this very much. I particularly like the textural detail in the petals, the lighting and the sweep of the curves in the image. Very nice.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 27, 2008 at 9:27 AM

Nathan: You have perfected the art of working a subject. This is just outstanding. The color and flow of the lines is pure eye candy. Perhaps my favorite of the bunch so far. >=))>

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on January 27, 2008 at 9:55 AM

This is really good.

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Comment posted by beth summer on January 27, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Beautiful abstract of the gerbera. Nice color and good flow of the petals.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on January 27, 2008 at 10:19 AM

This is awesome, Nathan - and agree that this is my favorite so far......Really like the curves in this one!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Mitchell on January 27, 2008 at 11:44 AM

Nice shot Nathan, lovely colors, the flowing curves makes me think of flowing cream. Only one minor nit, I DIDN'T TAKE IT!

Well done.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on January 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM

Wonderful Nathan, love the flowing lines.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on January 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM

Very impressive handling of colour, comp, lines. Keep them coming.

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Comment posted by Jack Mroz on January 27, 2008 at 10:25 PM

They have all been excellent Nathan. Great lines and soft color.

Jack

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Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on January 28, 2008 at 12:34 AM

Very pretty, Nathan. I really like this one. The color is especially appealing.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 28, 2008 at 7:59 AM

Absolutely superb Nathan. I like everything about this.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM

The smooth texture and the sweeping lines really convey beauty to the viewer. I very much enjoy your vision; it has a sweet energy to it.

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Comment posted by Pete D on January 28, 2008 at 7:23 PM

Well, because you have all that time, I would suggest that you remove every single blemish or speck. This is very beautiful, but I see six flaws, some digital some probably real, that I would love to see fixed.

All that aside, the lines and the lighting are so beautiful that you should make a few large prints of this and sell them. You handled those pesky corners very well. I tried shooting cut flowers for a while, but I just couldn't get this sort of harmony in my shots.

Pete D.

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Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on January 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Wow.....great abstract, Nathan! Can you get any closer?

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on January 29, 2008 at 12:16 PM

Thanks all.

You know, Toni, I don't think I can get much closer.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on January 29, 2008 at 2:09 PM

This may seem like a weird word to use, but I find this image very tactile. I just want to reach through the screen and feel it. Thanks for sharing an excellent image, Nathan.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on January 29, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Superb Nathan. Love the curves and color.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 30, 2008 at 10:09 AM

Hats off to you Nathan! Great job working this subject and getting so many quality shots. I think this is the best of the series so far and it has such graceful flow and natural beauty that I'd like to see the (naturally occurring) small spots cloned out to make this perfect! Great series Nathan!

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 4, 2008 at 9:09 PM

Congrats on the EP, Nathan.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 5, 2008 at 1:46 AM

Nathan, I don't now why I missed this beauty. When both nature and photographer paint ... Splendid!
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 5, 2008 at 6:28 AM

Congrats Nathan... Well deserved...

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 5, 2008 at 12:27 PM

Thank you all!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Jack Mroz on February 5, 2008 at 3:24 PM

Nathan,
Congrats again. Beautiful series and very inspiring.
Jack

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Comment posted by William Brozy on February 10, 2008 at 3:49 PM

Fabulous!! And a big congrats Nathan.

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Comment posted by Kari Post on February 20, 2008 at 7:47 AM

Great lines and textures. Nice work!

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