Anita's Photoblog
Trillium
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 19 April 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Taken at Ferncliff Wildflower Preserve, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, two days ago.
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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.
@fairuz: Thank you for visiting my photoblog! Glad you like thie photo.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Oh my. This is amazing. The composition is especially impressive because not only do you have the counterpoint of leaves and petals working in a very strong way for this (touching two borders and pushing us towards a third), but then that one leaf trailing into the left corner . . . Splendid! This flower obviously posed very nicely for you, and you returned the favor with a beautiful image. Thanks for sharing.
19 Apr 2008 1:34pm
@GJC: Thank you so much for pointing out what works in this photo. This is my one good photo from 2 hours of picture taking. However, it was maravelous to be out among the fleeting beauty of spring flowers.
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
This is pure beauty! We should get used to it, by now.
19 Apr 2008 4:01pm
@António Pires: Blush :-)
David from Bryn Mawr, United States
GJC's comments helped me understand part of what I like so much about this photo. Savoring the photo allows me to appreciate the delicate lines in the petals in a way I'd be unlikely to do looking at the flower -- and these spring flowers are so fleeting, many of us wouldn't have the chance to see this without your eye and photo.
19 Apr 2008 6:08pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
What a wonderful flower - I had never seen one before. Your image is great - as GJC pointed out the tight (but not too tight!) crop is great and the details again so clear and vivid.
19 Apr 2008 7:24pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
This is wonderful and delicate. Great use of the light and DOF here!
19 Apr 2008 8:04pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Good shot... in theory those should be around here too... but can't find them.
19 Apr 2008 8:39pm
@Earnest: Thanks. Too bad about not finding them. A challenge with wildflowers is their very sort bloom time. Some last only a week or so.
Stefan from Nassau, United States
What a great capture. I can see every detail and every texture of the flower!!!!
20 Apr 2008 2:18am
Susan from Ann Arbor, United States
Beautifully captured...i love the bokeh you achieved in the background.
20 Apr 2008 2:29am
Paul Michko from Exton, United States
This has such magnificent detail, Anita. The diffused light really enriches the color saturation also. Wonderfully captured,
21 Apr 2008 10:34am
Diane - Daily Walks from EL GRANADA, United States
Everything about this is just GORGEOUS!
22 Apr 2008 5:56pm
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/125 second
F/8.0
ISO 400
150 mm (35mm equiv.)