Anita's Photoblog
Two Gallardias
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 4 June 2008 in Plant & Nature.
Thank you for visiting and commenting. I will visit your blogs soon.
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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.
@Monte Stevens: Thank you, Monte.
Chris from South Jersey, United States
I love the composition in this one - the strong diagonal and the unusual look at the backside of a flower. I don't know if it is my monitor or not, but there appears to be a slight mark to the right of the bottom flower right at the edge.
4 Jun 2008 2:36pm
@Chris: Thanks Chris. I got rid of the mark. Dont' know what it was. I wanted to put a frame around it, but gave up without putting in much effor. Glad you like it!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A lovely artistic image. Well done. I really like the composition.
4 Jun 2008 2:42pm
@Michael Skorulski: Thank you for visiting. I'm glad you like it. I like how you frame your photos in your blog.
susan from belleville, United States
A wonderful composition! I like the graceful lines of the stems :)
4 Jun 2008 4:15pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
This thumbnail stood out on the daily images page and it was certainly worth a visit. Great shots, but it's going to be difficult to beat the white peony!
4 Jun 2008 4:32pm
@dobbino: Thank you for visiting! I'm glad you like my photos.
David Ross from Bryn Mawr, United States
I'm enjoying your experimenting with the new background. Elements that particularly pleased me: including the top of the vase; simplifying to two bold diagonals; the clever way you give the sense of seeing a 360 degree image of the flower.
4 Jun 2008 6:18pm
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Excellent composition, nice idea, I like colors and details on flower.
5 Jun 2008 6:17am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Oh Anita, I love this composition! Very well done!
5 Jun 2008 10:04am
@Betty: I'm glad you like it. I liked the elegance of the lines.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Terrific composition. Like the two pink flowers a few days earlier, you do a wonderful job of putting these flowers in communication together. Like David Ross, I agree that including the vase was a very good idea, as it anchors the photo and allows for the ranginess of the flowers to be even more accentuated.
9 Jun 2008 5:57am
@GJC: Thanks. I liked the gracefulness of the long stems. They twisted as the flowers reached for the window light.
Nigel Clack from United Kingdom
I like the simple composition and that you can see both sides of the flower.
13 Jun 2008 10:06pm
@Nigel Clack: Thank you, Nigel. I liked that aspect also.
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
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F/14.0
ISO 100
150 mm (35mm equiv.)