Blue

[john crookes]

Taken towards the middle of Fall in the local community farm fields

Nikon D3
70-200 2.8
1.7 ext
ISO 500
1/500th
F18
-.3 comp

[Chris Starbuck]

John,
I love morning glories, and this is a nice one. Beautiful composition, well positioned and well balanced. I like your choice of BG color. DOF is about the best possible at this magnification, and I agree with your choice to keep the far edge of the flower sharp and let the near edge go soft. Excellent details in the petals, and you've captured the glowing white center very well.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi John, perfection all the way! I love how the blue flower and BG compliment each other. The glowing center of the flower really makes this image stand out. Composition is great too, I always find it hard to make a picture of a single flower interesting, but you surely succeed here. Great work!

- Jerry -

[Nagesh Mula]

Hi John, this is simply beautiful. liked the sharpness and the details.

[Mike Moats]

Hey John, morning glorys make for nice subjects, the glow in these flowers really stand out. Nice comp and I like the DOF.

[Julie Kenward]

I totally agree with everyone else! It's beautifully composed, gorgeous colors, just the right amount of saturation and you did a great job of exposing it so the white center glows.

Delightful!

[Kaushik Balakumar]

The flower looks beautiful. U've exposed it so neatly with good details. However, the BG colour somehow looks a bit bright & the blue competes for attention; it is purely (& merely) a personal taste & I feel that the BG colour does not go well with this flower.

[john crookes]

Thanks all,

as far as the bg it is the fall sky on a nice clear day not much else to choose from

John

[Ed Vatza]

John, I keep coming back to this image. I love it! The blue on blue looks spectacular to me. Excellent capture and composition.

[Gerald_Gilligan]

John,
I agree with Ed with the Blue on Blue, the light on this flower gives it a magical feel....it makes the moment, love it!
Jerry

[Michel Pilon]

Hello John,

Wow! I really like the composition here!!! Excellent white management and great saturated colors!

An excellent job!

Cheers,

Michel