Grape Hyacinth

[Ed Vatza]

I continue to search for ways to make this flower look interesting. This image was made early this morning not long after sunrise.

Canon 30D; Sigma 150mm Macro lens; Canon 430 EX Flash w/ LumiQuest Softbox mounted on a flexible bracket; handheld.

1/30 sec @ f/8; ISO 400; 0 EV

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Liked your composition a lot Ed. Nice use of BG foliage to create nice pattern.

[denise ippolito]

Ed, It looks like a water-colored painting-beautiful colors.

[Julie Kenward]

Beautiful Ed! I think you got about as good an image as you can from this little flower. I do like the repeating blue on both sides and it really sets off the bright yellow-greens in the image as well.

Diagonal compositions...what a great way to shoot florals!

[Gus Cobos]

Well done Ed,
I like the composition, image and capture...the dept of field and the selective focus point is superb...the color rendition is very good...I like the soft pastel feel to this one...:cool:

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ed, I likethe comp, and the DOF. Good color combination.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Like the purple and green together Ed, and how the leaves are going on a diagonal too. Pretty sharp for HH and 1/30s. Looking forward to seeing more of your wildflowers.

[Richard Lovison]

I like the composition, detail in the flowers and the beautiful color of blue.

[Anita Bower]

Ed:

I think you succeeded perfectly in making this little Grape Hyacinth look interesting and beautiful. I love this image. The diagonal lines are the first thing I noticed--they give the photo a dynamic feeling. The colors was the second thing I noticed--saturated just right. The shaprly focused Grape Hyacinth was the third--gorgeous detail. The parallel lines and colors in the BG was the fifth--they mirror the flower in focus without detracting from it. Just lovely!!

Anita