Hibiscus buds

[Bob Miller]

Playing around with my D3s and high ISO I was shooting ( HH) my garden in the dim light after sunset. I processed to open the shadows and emphasize the lines [ Topaz ?] . I liked the symmetry of lines in this shot.

Nikon D3s
1/80sec at f11
ISO3200
Tamron 90 mm macro
All comments welcome!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Bob,
Isn't high ISO grand!!! I love this! The play of light and shadows is fantastic! Only recommendation I have is to darken the one backside of the bud....heading out of bottom frame. Very well seen and great execution!

[John Storjohann]

Roman beat me to it, Bob...I love the pattern created by the leaves, and my only comment is to eradicate the background leaf at the bottom of the frame...that little bit of bright green leading out of the frame keeps drawing my eye down. Nice capture!

[Julie Kenward]

I also love this one...but wish that bottom tip hadn't gotten cut off of the frame. Everything else works for me but I would suggest a bit more sharpening - maybe here and there so as not to diminish the shadowed parts of the plant.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Bob. I love the colors and patterns on this one! I, too, am bothered a little by the leaf almost touching the frame at the bottom - an easy fix if you just add a little canvas down there. Very well done!

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,agree on comments by others,well done.

[Adrian David]

What a dreamy photo...I like it very much! The colors, the light fading, the patterns, are all wonderful! Great job on this one!

[Hazel Grant]

The above pretty well cover it. Good work. I might run a high pass with it just to make it pop a little.

[Anita Bower]

I, too, like the lines in this shot, and the high contrast! I wish there were a little more room top, bottom and right so the tips were not cut off. Well seen and captured.

[Grady Weed]

For hh, this is great. all points well covered. Excellent image. Love the dark blacks and greens!