Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 11 July 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
Image captured at the break of dawn ... after the rain ... using a Canon 500D close-up lens attached to an EF 70 - 200 f/2.8 L IS lens.
Lovely, Ron. The flower has a delicate surreal look. Wonderful work and I like the color!
11 Jul 2008 12:14am
A very nice subdued look. The f/2.8 really makes the dof fall away nicely.
11 Jul 2008 12:21am
That's so delicate. As there's no light, there's truly a special atmospehre... That green is splendid. Bravo, Ron !
11 Jul 2008 12:28am
Ron - this really is exceptional. A beautiful image.
11 Jul 2008 12:29am
This is a really good work! The play with focus works well. Reminds me of a painting I saw in some museum...
11 Jul 2008 2:06am
Marvelous image, well done!
11 Jul 2008 2:39am
great image , i love it
11 Jul 2008 2:45am
Soft light for a superb photo !
11 Jul 2008 3:35am
splendid... i love it Sof
11 Jul 2008 4:16am
Very good one, love the subtle colors!
11 Jul 2008 4:38am
Just superb Ron, the green is so cool and gentle, combined with the lighting and the shapes of the petals/leaves make this one beautiful image.
11 Jul 2008 5:32am
nice and lovely capture
11 Jul 2008 5:48am
It's so poetic it takes my breath away...
11 Jul 2008 6:08am
Beautiful photo, Ron.
11 Jul 2008 6:26am
An unobtrusive image portraying a simple plant shrouded in a gentle blur. Good work Ron.
11 Jul 2008 6:30am
The softness( lighting and color, not focus) of the image paired with the detail of the plant is just amazing. It should be in a gallery.
11 Jul 2008 7:18am
so mysterious
11 Jul 2008 8:20am
awsome image Ron!! thanks for the info also
11 Jul 2008 9:29am
This is EXQUISITE! The way the light gently drapes the edges...and those shadows...BRAVO! Brilliant job, Ron! I know I've said it a lot lately, but this is fantastic work! You should be very proud. :)
11 Jul 2008 9:42am
This is a wonderful shot, Ron! =D
11 Jul 2008 9:59am
This might be my favorite thus far. Stunning!
11 Jul 2008 10:47am
oh the color and softness is wonderful!
11 Jul 2008 1:57pm
Absolutely stunning, this is just incredible, well done.
11 Jul 2008 2:28pm
wonderful shot .very well done Ron!!
11 Jul 2008 2:47pm
very soft great blur, love the darkness of it makes it seem much more mysterious
11 Jul 2008 2:59pm
Thaks for your visit and kind comment on Still Mood. I have had a great pleasure to discover your beautiful macro today! A splendid job!
11 Jul 2008 3:52pm
Terrific and very different, I love it, inspirational work Ron.
11 Jul 2008 3:56pm
this is just incredibly beautiful, Ron, has a soothing look to it too -- love it!
11 Jul 2008 4:31pm
very beatiful, the soft light, the soft tones, just wonderful image.
11 Jul 2008 4:47pm
I think this my most favorite of your flower shot but then again I might just say that again if you come up with another great one. I do like all your flower shots. There's just something about flowers that just makes a great subject.
I like the delicate softness here, brings out the edges quite nicely, and the black background is a great choice
your camera detail on the right says it's shot with a Canon 40D but in your caption you say Canon 500D, I am not familiar with the either camera but I think one is suppose to be superior camera than the other. I'm wondering if you would have capture the shot the same way if you're using the 500D rather the 40D, just wondering
11 Jul 2008 6:32pm
@lissa: Thanks, lissa, for the kind words. I always appreciate your comments and insight.
The camera is a Canon 40D and I used a 500D close-up lens - you screw the close-up lens on the front of your regular lens just like a filter, which allows you to shorten the minimum focus distance and also gives some additional magnification. The close-up lens is sort of a "poor man's" version of a macro lens.
Une jolie macro.
11 Jul 2008 8:17pm
Very unusual image. Excellent work.
11 Jul 2008 9:22pm
Absolutely gorgeous. This photo has a mysterious and peaceful feeling to it for me. I can almost hear the birds beginning to sing...
11 Jul 2008 11:17pm
Great shot. The soft effect is wonderful.
11 Jul 2008 11:45pm
Freakin' incredible, Ron!! Standing ovation!!
11 Jul 2008 11:51pm
Superb!!!
12 Jul 2008 2:12am
fantastic !
12 Jul 2008 11:26am
oops, sorry, I misread, I don't know how I missed the word "lens". sorry about that.
I would try your method except I only have one lens and lens are so expensive but you did do a good job on this closeup.
12 Jul 2008 1:55pm
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Canon EOS 40D1/3200 secondF/2.8ISO 1000200 mm
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