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Aloe ngobitensis

Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 21 January 2008 in Plants & Nature.

Another Longwood Gardens conservatory photo. This aloe originated in Kenya.
QUESTION: Do you photograph alone or with other photographers? I prefer to photograph alone.
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Comments (9)

Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States

Very nice, Anita. I love red and this is so striking.

21 Jan 2008 7:04am

@Paul Michko: Thanks Paul. I love bright colors!

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Lovely, Anita. The color and detail is excellent. There is almost a 3D effect.

21 Jan 2008 7:12am

@Michael Skorulski: Thanks! I was trying to make the flower stand out against the leaves. I wanted the leaves to have some detail to identify them as aloe, without detracting from the focus on the striking flower.

Tali from Serendipity, United States

Beautifully done! It is lovely!! And the red is rich a vibrant! Really nice!

21 Jan 2008 8:53am

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Great color and composition, and I really like the depth of field as well. I take my photos by myself, but I have never tried taking pictures with others. I have a friend that is an avid photographer - maybe I will try with him sometime to see how it goes (we are going to a photo course in Philly in a couple weeks).

21 Jan 2008 10:18am

Calusarus from ST SORLIN EN VALLOIRE, France

Nice sharpen ! I like it a lot the contrast between colors.

21 Jan 2008 11:01am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Beautiful!

21 Jan 2008 2:18pm

David from Bryn Mawr, United States

The flower seems so sharp -- sharper than the very nice photos before and after. Is this really sharper or the effect of contrasting the flower with the petals behind?

24 Jan 2008 9:06pm

@David: Good question. Thanks for asking as it makes me think about the photo. I think it is sharper for several reasons: The camera was further away from the flower than in the other photos, which increased the depth of the area that would be in focus; the sharp lines along the edges of the flowers allowed me to sharpen the photo more in photoshop; the contrast with the background, both in shape and color adds to it looking sharper.

Lorie from United States

Very striking image - this is super sharp with the background nice and soft - great work!

Lorie

24 Jan 2008 10:34pm

@Lorie: Thanks. This is just what I was trying for!

Kerri from United States

This is Beautiful....Love the RED and GREEN!

I normally shoot by myself...however my daughter and I have gone ou together several times...its been a very nice "bonding" time. She is actually the one that got me interested in photography.

28 Jan 2008 9:31am

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