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Purple Drops of Spring
Purple Drops of Spring
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Challenge: Flowers in Garden & Field (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Date: May 14, 2011
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2011

 I took this photo while watering my tulip garden. This tulip looked beautiful with the water on its petals so I had to get my camera.

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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED
 05/23/2011 08:21:12 PM
Really nice and sharp! 9
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2
Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 ASPH
 05/22/2011 10:54:07 PM
Often it seems like the shallow dof closeups leave a of the subject oof unintentionally. In this case it not only seems deliberate, but really makes for a great shot! I love how the subject's "private parts" flatten losing depth, falling to the background while the petal's edge, replete with dew drop, pops irresistibly drawing the eye.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/21/2011 11:33:42 AM
you have beautiful clarity on the petal...but for the composition of this it's just not enough to make it really appealing TO ME...sorry
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/21/2011 02:33:32 AM
Clever focus away from the obvious focal point.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/20/2011 08:23:17 PM
Love the detail.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 05/19/2011 09:06:46 PM
I like the selective focusing. It makes your image unique and makes it stand out among the rest. The sharpness is excellent and so is the composition.
 05/18/2011 03:37:48 PM
Not so sure I like the composition or DOF. My eye immediately goes to the OOF center of the tulip. The colours are nice.
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 05/18/2011 08:00:34 AM
I like the idea you have gone for here, using a very shallow depth of field to reveal the organic shapes of the flowers curling petals, but feel you needed crisper focus, or perhaps just a little more sharpening, on the parts you are drawing the viewers attention to.
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