Flowers By The Wayside: Leaf with complex veins (ie not tulips, orchids, grass etc)

[Cem_Usakligil]

The context (i.e. the wayside) emphasized

I have been wanting to post some pictures of flowers by the wayside with a little bit of a twist. Most of the flower pictures posted here are close ups which makes a lot of sense since it allows us to focus on the beauty of them. But since the title of the thread mentions the wayside as the context, I gave myself the assignment to picture some flowers by the wayside whereby the environment and not only the flower is the major element of the picture. Also, I've decided to shoot all pictures at a fixed focal length of 17mm, the widest lens I have. And finally, I have concentrated on creating unconventional compositions if possible. After a brief walk around the town, these are what I came home with. So please tell me, have I accomplished these goals or should I keep on trying? Any other suggestions? Thanks for you comments.

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Cheers,

 

[Asher Kelman]

Cem,

Immediately, my response is that you have advanced our way of visualizing immensely. Thanks so much! What lens did you use? More comment to follow!

Asher

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

...What lens did you use? ..

Hi Asher,

I had my EF 17-40 L f4 on the 5DII. I have set the zoom at 17mm and did not change it for the whole shoot.

Cheers,

 

[janet Smith]

And finally, I have concentrated on creating unconventional compositions if possible. After a brief walk around the town, these are what I came home with. So please tell me, have I accomplished these goals or should I keep on trying?

Hi Cem

Mission accomplished I would say, I like the idea - and the resulting photographs! My preferences are No's 1 & 3, wish I had a 17mm!

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

I have been wanting to post some pictures of flowers by the wayside with a little bit of a twist. Most of the flower pictures posted here are close ups which makes a lot of sense since it allows us to focus on the beauty of them. But since the title of the thread mentions the wayside as the context, I gave myself the assignment to picture some flowers by the wayside whereby the environment and not only the flower is the major element of the picture.

Hi Cem,

Mission accomplished, indeed.

# 1 & 3 are my favorites. I especially like the first one:

I creates a mysterious atmosphere, with the superposition of the backlit leaves in the foreground on top of the tree in the background, it almost looks like a composite, which it's not. The repeating red/orange also ties the fore and background together. You have a good eye for these things.

Number 3 is one the most literal expressions of the thread's title I've seen.

Cheers,
Bart

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

....I creates a mysterious atmosphere, with the superposition of the backlit leaves in the foreground on top of the tree in the background, it almost looks like a composite, which it's not. The repeating red/orange also ties the fore and background together. You have a good eye for these things.

Thanks, I try . I assume that you have noticed the statue of the horseman to the left? The horse prances along with the same V shape created by the building and the tilt of the camera.

..Number 3 is one the most literal expressions of the thread's title I've seen.

It is indeed. One doesn't get closer to the wayside than this ;-).

Cheers,

 

[Mike Shimwell]

Cem, you did great. Now how does number 1 work - I still haven't worked out how everything fits together?

Mike

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Cem, you did great. Now how does number 1 work - I still haven't worked out how everything fits together?

Mike

Hi Mike,

This is a long, overhanging branch of a rose plant. The main trunk is behind my back, I have crouched under the branch with a single rose at the end of it to shoot upwards. The branch leading from the top is hidden behind the leaves, and you can't see it enter the frame which creates a strange impression. You can see a partial shadow of it if you look carefully. It was very windy and the branch was shaking wildly. So I had to take a few shots before I could get this one right.

Cheers,

 

[Rachel Foster]

I, too, would like a wide angle.

 

[Mike Shimwell]

I, too, would like a wide angle.

Something like this perhaps

Mike

Sorry Asher - OT

 

[jake klein]

FLOWER

 

[Tom dinning]

Regenerating flowers

I didn't ask this one if it was dicot or monocot. I took the Eucharistic approach.

flower-1 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

 

[Asher Kelman]

I didn't ask this one if it was dicot or monocot. I took the Eucharistic approach.

flower-1 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

Tom,

This is beautiful and intriguing. It'd very abstract and evocative. What flower is it and how does it look uncropped.

Asher

 

[Wolfgang Plattner]

Hi,
just by the wayside but small and down at the ground: Anemone nemorosa
PS: this is a very little spring flower in the broad-leaved forests here in Austria, Switzerland, Germany ... it covers wide areas with its tender white blossoms.

Wolfgang Plattner : Anemone nemorosa​

 

[Tom dinning]

Tom,

This is beautiful and intriguing. It'd very abstract and evocative. What flower is it and how does it look uncropped.

Asher

It just looks like a flower, Asher. I'm not big on flower pictures so I have to push myself to find the bit that interests me. This usually results in an almost abstract image. Photographing them is a bit like meditation: converting an unpleasant though into a pleasant one.


20110920_3676 by tom.dinning, on Flickr


_D309700 by tom.dinning, on Flickr


purple-flower by tom.dinning, on Flickr

 

[Chris Calohan]

Daisys

Still working with this image.

 

[Asher Kelman]

It just looks like a flower, Asher. I'm not big on flower pictures so I have to push myself to find the bit that interests me. This usually results in an almost abstract image. Photographing them is a bit like meditation: converting an unpleasant though into a pleasant one.

20110920_3676 by tom.dinning, on Flickr


_D309700 by tom.dinning, on Flickr


purple-flower by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

Yes, indeed, Tom,

These are so abstract that origin and taxonomy fades to irrelevance. I enjoy your imaging with such destructive yet creative lens work. We should have a separate section for "Abstractions from Flowers".

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Still working with this image.

Well, Chris,

It's already working on me! I like the use of the space and allowing enough emptiness for our own deliberations. Print it large!~!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Back to strolls around Beverly Hills CA partly due to dog-sitting while my son is away!

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Asher Kelman: “Tropical Mikweed”​

These Flowers of the tropical milkweed plant - Asclepias curassavica are so attractive to insects and especially monarch butterflies, that those which flower in the winter too confuse and stop migration of monarch butterflies!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

For the simple African Daisy, Osteospermum

Asher Kelman: “African Daisy”​

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

Back to strolls around Beverly Hills CA partly due to dog-sitting while my son is away!

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Asher Kelman: “Tropical Mikweed”​

These Flowers of the tropical milkweed plant - Asclepias curassavica are so attractive to insects and especially monarch butterflies, that those which flower in the winter too confuse and stop migration of monarch butterflies!

Asher

fun to see the diverse types of flowers and plants you have your way. We here still have snow... but it's disappearing but I'm anxious to have flowers growing outside too

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

For the simple African Daisy, Osteospermum

Asher Kelman: “African Daisy”​

So simple yet so pretty. They are the softest blue!