Anita's Photoblog
White Christmas Rose
Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, United States) on 19 December 2008 in People & Portrait.
Taken Wednesday at Longwood Garden Conservatory (indoors), natural light, tripod. I'm experimenting with using f32, which I rarely use.
I welcome critiques.
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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.
Betty from New Jersey, United States
So delicate, Anita. I really like the background, which makes the flower pop. Excellent details.
19 Dec 2008 6:00am
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
I like the colours but even at this size it seems that the flower isn't so sharp as others you already photographed.
19 Dec 2008 10:04am
@António Pires: Thanks. I agree about the sharpness, which I find perplexing since I used f32.
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
Wow... So white... The colours are amazing as always! The natural light does in fact do wonders to the composition too!
19 Dec 2008 12:25pm
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
So beautiful Anita I don't think that I have ever seen such a startling white winter rose. they are normally tinged with green
19 Dec 2008 8:26pm
Mary from PA, United States
Very Pretty Anita. It's so white!! wonderful capture!
19 Dec 2008 10:08pm
jim from sebastopol, United States
this is lovely beyond words Anita. your photoblog is stunning, you are very skillful and a true inspiration. jim
20 Dec 2008 3:48am
@jim: Thank you for your kind words!
Sue from United States
I admire you experimenting with f32. Like you, I rarely use it because I typically try to get smooth bokeh in the background. In this particular image the uniform deep green of the background was effective for using your aperture choice.
20 Dec 2008 8:22am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
What a sweet little world this reveals . . I guess the 1/2 second does give scope for slight trembles (in the flower if not in the tripod)
21 Dec 2008 12:18am
@Ronnie 2¢: That could be. I am challenged to balance f stop, ISO, shutter speed with breezes and wanting a blurred or not distracting backgrouond.
Don Wiley from spokane, United States
A fine flower shot which is very welcome in our dead-of-winter season right now!
21 Dec 2008 8:26pm
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D
1/2 second
F/32.0
ISO 200
150 mm (35mm equiv.)