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Bruce Murden
07-30-2008, 11:30 PM
At least to me it has the feeling of taking off -- hopefully for you not too much toward leaving the frame :)

Photographed in Bennett Arboretum, a small natural area in the park that lines Hines Drive in Northville, MI. In this area, they planted native wildflowers to let them naturalize. When I was there two weeks ago, the coneflowers were among the peaking varieties. I missed a bit earlier this year, but there should be some more species blooming throughout the summer.

Nikon D80, Nikon 105 macro, ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/50 s, tripod, LR & PS to polish it off.

Kaushik Balakumar
07-31-2008, 08:25 AM
Beautiful image. I liked the composition here. Suits my taste.
Lovely rich colours...

Roman Kurywczak
07-31-2008, 11:59 AM
Hey Bruce,
Like the play between sharpness and fall off and also the contrast of colors. Very well composed

Julie Kenward
07-31-2008, 01:55 PM
Really well done, Bruce. I would have loved even a little more of a tilt as I think that would add even more to the composition but it's really lovely as presented. DOF and exposure are sweet and I love that you didn't try to oversaturate the image.

Don Lacy
07-31-2008, 04:32 PM
Very nice image, I really like the comp and wonderful colors.

Ed Vatza
07-31-2008, 06:49 PM
Beautiful image, Bruce. I really love the colors here. And the dof at f/6.3 works perfectly for you here. This is one I'd love to have in my portfolio! Very well done.

Paul Marcellini
07-31-2008, 10:36 PM
Great color combo and I like the dof. Very nice capture.

Mike Moats
08-01-2008, 05:34 AM
Hey Bruce, good subject placement and good color and DOF.

Stuart Frohm
09-20-2008, 05:28 AM
Bravo from another Michigan resident!