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

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Kathy Rappaport

pro member
Gary -

I have seen other images you and Cookie have made and I totally respect your photography so just a couple quick notes since I am procrastinating here at OPF while I am supposed to be crunching numbers.

The first image has a big white area above the flower that draws my eye. It think the image would be much stronger without it. The 2nd flower is much better since it's missing that whilte blob.
 
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Pablo Montes

New member
Hi.

I want to share some shot ive made hoping to read your opinions and criticism about them

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Ron Morse

New member
Very nice Chris. The first really catchs my eye what with it getting ready to open up. I love the third one and the last shot reminds me of my own yard.

If I remember right the last one is a day lily, I constantly have to ask my wife. Even though we have had morning in the low 20's for a while they keep hanging in their. I looked this morning before my walk and I guess they have had it now.
 
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Daniel Buck

New member
I under exposed the velvia shots, knowing that the flowers were so super saturated. I should have done the same with the digital shot in the middle. I did take a velvia shot of that scene, but I don't know why I didn't scan it. I'll look and grab the slide to scan it tonight :)


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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Daniel,

These are superb! When and where were these taken? In the first 4x5, what lens was used and at what aperture? Did you tilt the lens?

The 35mm format looks great too, though for prints, the 4x5 goes beyond anything the 35mm could yield at that price! It would seem that one uses the 35mm as a Polaroid to get the composition!

Asher



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Daniel Buck

New member
Asher Kelman said:
These are superb! When and where were these taken? In the first 4x5, what lens was used and at what aperture? Did you tilt the lens?

The 35mm format looks great too, though for prints, the 4x5 goes beyond anything the 35mm could yield at that price! It would seem that one uses the 35mm as a Polaroid to get the composition!
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These were taken near Lancaster i believe, at the poppy reserves. I guess it was in the spring time? i can't remember exactly.

The first 4x5 I believe was either 180mm or 240mm, at f22 if I remember correctly. Judging from the slightly un-pleasing background blur, I'm going to say it was the 240. I don't believe I used any movement for this shot.

For the 2nd 4x5, This was on the 240mm as well, I believe. With some back tilt to make the front flowers slight larger, and move my focus plane to be flat with the ground. I tried to leave the shutter open for as long as possible (f45 I believe) to get a blur of color in the flowers, but it didn't really work, the flowers weren't moving enough to really accomplish what I was hoping for, and it was to bright to have really long exposures.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Steve,

Glad to have Pentax images. Could you tell us more about the flowers? I'd love to know the names. The first picture is difficult to make out hte petal structure. could you show a flower at 100%

Asher
 
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Steve Robinson

New member
The flowers are Indian Paintbrush, Geranium, Columbine and Bluebells. My focus on the 1st one is not as sharp as I would have liked but here is a tighter crop. I applied some sharpening and NR.

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I ought to have used a tripod but these were were on a fairly steep slope and it was hard to keep my footing and I may have moved a little.
 
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Mike Shimwell

New member
A quickie from a 10 minute slot in the gaarden last week. The flowers are really at the end of their life now, but I liked this enough to shoot a few different shots. 1Ds3 100 macro at f8 focused using live view.

Mike

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Kathy Rappaport

pro member
AT Asher's Request

This is a Magnolia from the Huntington Museum taken about 2 years ago...I've printed it on metallic paper and changed the color slightly when I did that. Only I liked it that way around here and now that I've revisited the image, I agree. Funny what we do to our work.

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
As you might notice, we now have two threads for "Flowers by the wayside". If the flowers comes from something whose leaves have parallel veins like grasses and lilies or orchids or palms, then they belong in the other thread, here.

Here post everything else like foxglove, primrose, deadly nightshade, roses, daisies, apple blossom, peonies, clematis and the like!

Check to see I didn't make any mistakes in sorting the original collection.

Asher
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Asher Kelman said:
As you might notice, we now have two threads for "Flowers by the wayside". If the flowers comes from something whose leaves have parallel veins like grasses and lilies or orchids or palms, then they belong in the other thread, here.

Here post everything else like foxglove, primrose, deadly nightshade, roses, daisies, apple blossom, peonies, clematis and the like!

Check to see I didn't make any mistakes in sorting the original collection.

Asher
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Hi Asher,

You never cease to amaze me. I am quite curious as to why you felt the need to create this division actually. Not that I disagree with you but I don't necessarily agree either. For sure, it shall create some confusion initially. Please help me understand better :)

Cheers,
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cem_Usakligil said:
Hi Asher,

You never cease to amaze me. I am quite curious as to why you felt the need to create this division actually. Not that I disagree with you but I don't necessarily agree either. For sure, it shall create some confusion initially. Please help me understand better :)
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Cem,

Glad you brought this up. I can explain what's going on a little better perhaps. The original thread was very long and taking too much time and waiting to load. Therefore it needed to be made lighter. The division is really simple. Anything that has leaves that look like grasses are monocots. Everything with complicated leaves are dicots. If in doubt post and they will end up in the proper place.

Ultimately all pictures will be searchable with names, so it will be more accessible. We want to make it easy for folk to scroll through and enjoy images. Soon we'll have galleries and that will be way faster! Go with the flow! Trust!

Asher
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Asher Kelman said:
Cem,

Glad you brought this up. I can explain what's going on a little better perhaps. The original thread was very long and taking too much time and waiting to load. Therefore it needed to be made lighter. The division is really simple. Anything that has leaves that look like grasses are monocots. Everything with complicated leaves are dicots. If in doubt post and they will end up in the proper place.

Ultimately all pictures will be searchable with names, so it will be more accessible. We want to make it easy for folk to scroll through and enjoy images. Soon we'll have galleries and that will be way faster! Go with the flow! Trust!

Asher
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Hi Asher,

The original thread was one of my all time favorites. It was a simple enough topic with a low threshold and anyone could join in the fun. Then all of a sudden you had the urge to split it using an obscure botanical classification. When I voiced my concerns you've told me to go with the flow and have some trust. We are now 5 months down the road but the new threads have both been dead since then. Don't you think it is a pity?

I want to give this thread a kick start with a new picture but I honestly do not know which thread to post it in as I am an illiterate fool in all matters re. flowers. FWIW, here is a fun picture, no pretensions. Just to tell the fellow OPFers that may their day be as colorful as these flowers I saw by the wayside.

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Cheers,
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cem_Usakligil said:
Hi Asher,

The original thread was one of my all time favorites. It was a simple enough topic with a low threshold and anyone could join in the fun. Then all of a sudden you had the urge to split it using an obscure botanical classification. When I voiced my concerns you've told me to go with the flow and have some trust. We are now 5 months down the road but the new threads have both been dead since then. Don't you think it is a pity?
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You are correct! I shouldn't have done it. Folk can post where they like. I'll ultimately sort them. Meanwhile, just post!

Asher
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cem_Usakligil said:
I want to give this thread a kick start with a new picture but I honestly do not know which thread to post it in as I am an illiterate fool in all matters re. flowers. FWIW, here is a fun picture, no pretensions. Just to tell the fellow OPFers that may their day be as colorful as these flowers I saw by the wayside.
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Cem Usalkligil Flowers by a Pond (can someone identify them?)​


It's hard sometimes to frame wild or cultivated flowers. One has to use the place one finds them. Here you have successfully used the still water of the pond with the lilly pads as a pleasant background that is far beyond the ordinary. The lilly pads add a special quality of peace and tranquility, but order. The flowers are the garden's equivalent of curly hair, very undisciplined. These two elements go well together.

Thanks for bringing this beautiful scene to our attention and putting back this thread into our experience again!

Asher
 
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StuartRae

New member
I was going to insert a mini-lecture on the cotyledon, based on my 45yo biology A-level, but I guess it isn't important in the grand scheme of things, so here instead is some ground ivy I found in my garden.

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Regards,

Stuart
 
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janet Smith

pro member
Cem_Usakligil said:
Just to tell the fellow OPFers that may their day be as colorful as these flowers I saw by the wayside.
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Hi Cem

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I like your shot of the Loosestrife, I've tried photographing them but never got anything I was happy with, here is a shot of a Foxglove which grow wild all around where I live.

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Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
janet Smith said:
Hi Cem

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I like your shot of the Loosestrife, I've tried photographing them but never got anything I was happy with, here is a shot of a Foxglove which grow wild all around where I live.

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These are beautiful Jan, thanks for showing :)

Cheers,
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
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Gary,

Are these california poppies? How long ago did you get this and where? This is so rich!

Look Daniel Beck's Velvia pics up above.

Asher
 
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Dawid Loubser

Member
Magnolia

Hi,

I've seen this thread for ages, and now that I have access to a scanner, I thought it's high time I contributed. I took this image about 3 weeks ago, it's early morning next to a dam, I waited a while for the sunlight to illuminate both the petals, as well as the out-of-focus grass background. I find magnolia flowers magificent in both colour and smell, and ironic in their short lifespan.

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Technical: Mamiya RB67, Macro 140mm f/4.5 Sekor C lens at f/8, Fuji Provia 100, scanned to ~60mp with Epson V700 and Vuescan
 
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