Anita's Photoblog
Bowing
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 22 August 2008 in Plant & Nature.
Globe Amarnth (Gomphrena globosa), taken in my garden. a few days ago. This little flower can be dried and used for winter flower arrangements.
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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.
Paul Michko from Exton, PA, United States
Amazing detail, Anita. Great color and bokeh too
22 Aug 2008 10:18am
Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Very nice shot, great composition and colors, great title !
22 Aug 2008 11:54am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
I love that vivid color, Anita! Really nice detail and DOF... bravo!
22 Aug 2008 1:24pm
Mary from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
fantastic depth of field !! and such lovely colours!!
22 Aug 2008 2:41pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Oh I've seen these dried. They are beautiful fresh too. Lovely.
22 Aug 2008 4:14pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Amazing details and colors (that purple is so bright!). The DoF is again just wonderful, and your composition spot on......
22 Aug 2008 5:46pm
David Ross from United States
So, did you see the pose when you set up the shot or when you looked at it at your monitor. I also like the title, but I can't verbalize why bowing is indeed superior to curtsying here.
22 Aug 2008 7:45pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Anita, of your last few this is my favorite! On another subject, I was slow to respond because of an addled brain to your question about the introduced wild carrot and the native American wild carrot... It's as simple as this: Introduced carrot: Queen Anne's lace... I should have been able to respond to this right away. Anyway, here is a page that will show you the differences (sort of) -- the photos aren't great..
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DAUCU
22 Aug 2008 9:28pm
@Earnest: Thanks!
Re. wild carrot: I checked out the usda site, which indicates that the native american wild carrot's range does not extend to Pennsylvania, where I live. I checked other sites, and the flowers look almost the same to me. One site (which I unfortunately failed to record the name of) said that the queen anne's lace usually had a deep purple central flower. Many of the flowers in my meadow have this, so, they must be Queen Anne's Lace. But, what about those that don't? Perplexing. Thanks for your help.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Love this color combination, Anita ... very dreamy!
23 Aug 2008 1:10am
Karthik from Bangalore, India
Amazing macro shot. Excellent color..
I felt if the focus is little below flower's petals. If it was on the flower, it would have been more beautiful
24 Aug 2008 9:19am
@Karthik: Thanks for your constructive critique! I see what you mean about the focus, and good point! I wish more comments were as constructive as yours!
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