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Flower Shots With Presence!

Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Hi Ray,

The projection of this full bloom into a narrow depth of field is beautiful.

Asher

Care on the sharpening halo of the petal edges.
 
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Matthew Bryan

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One of only a handful that I really would consider good enough to share.
 
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Matthew Bryan

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Thanks Rachel.

I took that back when I first got my Canon and I was trying to stop putting my subject in the center of every shot - that's been one of my most difficult habits to break ;-)
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Jim,

I also like Mike Brown's cut "daisy" type picture, (except this seems like a monocot by the long leaves with parallel stems, not a daisy really).

I'm especially thrilled by your pick of Dwayne Oakes's work. He works especially with soft pastel tones of fields and woodlands and his mark is how he deals with mid tones. I'm so happy to have another person who I like and admire be enthusiastic with Dwayne's rendering of nature. More folk should look beyond their bookmarked pages and search for Dwayne's other pictures here. Thanks for your good eye!

Asher
 
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JimCollum

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I just found Dwayne's Zenfolio page, and looked at other images. He has a very unique signature to his images.. one I like *very* much

Asher Kelman said:
Jim,

I also like Mike Brown's cut "daisy" type picture, (except this seems like a monocot by the long leaves with parallel stems, not a daisy really).

I'm especially thrilled by your pick of Dwayne Oakes's work. He works especially with soft pastel tones of fields and woodlands and his mark is how he deals with mid tones. I'm so happy to have another person who I like and admire be enthusiastic with Dwayne's rendering of nature. More folk should look beyond their bookmarked pages and search for Dwayne's other pictures here. Thanks for your good eye!

Asher
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Matthew Bryan

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Another example...

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I really like the shot, but I think it could be better. I may have been too close, not sure.
 
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shah hossain

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I took this one from Shah's original post with 14 pictures here! Asher

Flower shooting trip
Last thursday (25th feb 2010), we went to a nursery in Jeddah(Saudi Arabia) for shooting flowers. Most amazingly I found out that the Nursery is located inside the International Airport AREA. I've seen planes flying over our heads so many times and We were warned not to take any pictures of flying planes. It was like Nursery was on the RUNWAY. At 08:00 a.m. we started taking pictures in the designated areas of Nursery and finished at 10:00 a.m.



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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
With the edge of spring in Los Angeles, the Calla lilies have bloomed and the curves and whirls of white petals intrigue me. My wife was delighted that there were flowers to pick. No! It shall not happen!



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Asher Kelman The First Calla Lilies Do not edit, copy or download​


I hope we see more unique flowers showing up from the land near you!


Asher
 
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Sydney Rester

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This thread has been so moving and inspring as I'm stuck here in gray cubicle land. My father owns a garden center. I know where I'll be this weekend. Shooting early spring bedding plants! Thanks to everyone for the gorgeous images!
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ruben Alfu said:
Wow Asher, this is as good as it gets!
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Ruben,

What I don't understand is why things should be that beautiful in nature? Or rather, why do we see this flower as so lovely? Is there some benefit to us to appreciate natural things. Is there a benefit for the flower. Certainly, to make a landing plat form or glide path for a foraging insect then yes, I can inderstand markings. But why should this flower invest so much in being beautiful?

Asher
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ruben Alfu said:
Wow Asher, this is as good as it gets!
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Ruben,

What I don't understand is why things should be that beautiful in nature? Or rather, why do we see this flower as so lovely? Is there some benefit to us to appreciate natural things. Is there a benefit for the flower. Certainly, to make a landing plat form or glide path for a foraging insect then yes, I can understand markings. But why should this flower invest so much in being beautiful?

Asher
 
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Ruben Alfu

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Asher Kelman said:
Ruben,

What I don't understand is why things should be that beautiful in nature? Or rather, why do we see this flower as so lovely? Is there some benefit to us to appreciate natural things. Is there a benefit for the flower. Certainly, to make a landing plat form or glide path for a foraging insect then yes, I can inderstand markings. But why should this flower invest so much in being beautiful?

Asher
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Frankly I´ve never asked these questions to myself Asher, but now that you mention it, it really is something to think about. I´ve seeing on TV that flowers try to attract insects that will help to transport the polen to other flowers... or something like that. I don´t know how scientifics come up with certain things.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ruben Alfu said:
Frankly I´ve never asked these questions to myself Asher, but now that you mention it, it really is something to think about. I´ve seeing on TV that flowers try to attract insects that will help to transport the polen to other flowers... or something like that. I don´t know how scientifics come up with certain things.
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Ruben,

I know all that biology very well. Still, we don't pollinate flowers. So why are they beautiful to us? It doesn't seem to do the flower any good. It's not as if only beautiful flowers would survive because man nurtures them. This is true in the wild. It might well be that plants as a rule benefit by being attractive to animals in general as they might eat them and then spread the seeds. It could be that over hundred's of thousands of years, being attractive meant that humanoids respected beautiful plants and destroyed ugly ones, but that's perhaps too simplistic.

Asher
 
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janet Smith

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Asher Kelman said:
With the edge of spring in Los Angeles, the Calla lilies have bloomed and the curves and whirls of white petals intrigue me.

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Asher Kelman The First Calla Lilies Do not edit, copy or download​
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Hi Asher

I've photographed Calla Lillies several times and never been entirely happy with what i achieved, I would be delighted if I'd taken this one, very well done.
 
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Phil Marion

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I don't usually take photos of flowers - my 30D doesn't handle highlights or oversaturated colors as well as I'd like (or perhaps it is a USER problem) but I stumbled across this one in Costa Rica. For me the lighting was right. The dark background and diffused overcast day. This was not done in a studio.


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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Phil,

These birds of paradise never cease to amaze me in their beauty and geometric shapes. I like to photograph these too and am always seeking novel presentations. Thanks for sharing.
 
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