I like the wider version. Nicely composed with pleasing colors. With
the focal point on the tips of the stamen, the limited DOF works well
here. I would clone out the other petal or leaf that's visible between
two petals at lower right to preserve the geometry of the composition.
But then again, I do stuff like that:-). Good job.
On Sep 20, 2005, at 3:38 AM, John Celio wrote:
Been meaning to post this for a while:
http://www.neovenator.com/special/flower-2-big.html
and a very tight crop, just for fun:
http://www.neovenator.com/special/flower_detail.html
I shot this with my MX while my D was out for repair. The flower
itself is no more than an inch and a half across, petal tip to petal
tip.
To get this shot, I used a Sigma 28-80 macro lens at 1:2 macro (kit
lens, but surprisingly good), three extension tubes, and an old Pentax
Bellows (extended almost all the way out). The tiniest motion of the
flower would knock it out of the frame, or at least out of focus, and
a slight breeze kept coming and going while I was shooting. It was
quite a challenge to get this, but a lot of fun, too.
I think I was shooting Fuji Sensia 200, but it could have been Kodak
E100, I'm just not sure.
John Celio
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