Anita's Photoblog
Calla Lily 1
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 1 April 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
I spent yesterday morning taking photos of flowers in Longwood Garden's Conservatory. Joy!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN VISITING MY PHOTOBLOG AND FOR THE MANY KIND COMMENTS. YOU MAKE MY DAY. :-)
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I welcome your honest critique, especially if they will improve my photography.
If I have made a mistake in a flower identification, please let me know!
A few words about the EXIF data, beginning in April when I began using Nikon D300 and the Sigma 105mm macro: My new camera and macro lens record the relative or effective f stop, not the one seen on the lens. For an explanation of this, go to the next to the last question at this site.
@António Pires: Thank you for visiting and commenting!
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
This is a very fine take of the calla lily. I find them one of those flowers that invite photography but then play hard to get. Very well done . .
1 Apr 2008 3:06pm
StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada
Sublime!..a marvelous capture...great beauty
1 Apr 2008 4:45pm
Florence from Paris, France
Nice angle Anita... splendid flower, like a very smart hat ! :-)
1 Apr 2008 9:17pm
Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States
Simply magnificent, Anita. Your composition is great and the translucence is gorgeous. A true stunner.
2 Apr 2008 10:06am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
This is stunning. I like the short DOF and how you have the band of diffuse light in the center behind the lilly. And the angle you've taken here is superb. You've show how beautiful sculpturally the flower is. Really marvelous.
2 Apr 2008 9:42pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Truly a beautiful shot. I like the composition, it's different. Very creative, really like this picture.
3 Apr 2008 2:00am
David from Bryn Mawr, United States
Particularly from a distance, the bloom seems to be floating in a green space. It reminds me of a dancer's cape cape swirling in a mad dance. Yet at the same time you are communicating all that energy, you've captured with sharpness every edge, every curve in this gift to Creation.
5 Apr 2008 7:49pm
@Martine Lapointe: I'm glad you like it. Thank you!!
Barbara from Florida, United States
Stunning! This one caught my eye as did all of your other magnificent flowers images. Very nice work and detail. Each one well titled.
17 Apr 2008 2:28am
@Barbara: Thank you, Barbara. I'm glad you visited my photoblog and that you enjoyed the flower photos. I love flowers.
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/30 second
F/4.0
ISO 100
150 mm (35mm equiv.)