White Hibiscus

[Ed Vatza]

Image made last evening along a local pond.

Canon 30D; Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens; Canon 500D close-up filter/lens; tripod-mounted

1/100 sec @ f/32; ISO 400; +1/3 EV; natural light

[denise ippolito]

Ed, Really nice details in your whites and I like the curved up stamen. I also love your crop!! Well done.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ed,
Very well done with the angle on the Hibiscus......allowed you to maximize the DOF.....because even at f32.....these are tough to get all in focus! Really nice placement of the stamen too! Very well done.

[Julie Kenward]

Ed, is the flower slightly yellow because of the evening light? That's my only concern - that the white looks just a bit on the "golden" side.

[Bruce Murden]

And I too really like this shot, and only wonder if there is a way to separate the stigmas from the white petal background, but with similar values, I think that would be tough. Cool comp making the most of the minimal amounts of color here.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ed, nice work on this one, good details though out and like the comp.