Seems like it's been forever since I've had time to sit down and really work on some images! I finally went back through July's daylily photos and found a few that needed a little polishing.
This is one of the ones that was blooming on a long (probably 50-75 foot) retaining wall along a nearby shopping center. The evening light would fill the blooms as the sun started to set and I got some of the best daylily images I've ever photographed there over the course of a two week time period. I wish the tip of the main stamen were more in focus but then that's what you get with the sun pouring in while you're trying to shoot!
Canon 40D, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
f/4 @ 1/250th, ISO 400
Manual mode, pattern metering, handheld, no flash
Processed in ACR & CS4; pulled back the saturation of the red and magenta a bit and added luminosity to both.
Guys, I don't think it's going to get any sharper. I considered taking it off altogether - maybe even replacing it with another drop from another image - but wanted to show the real deal first.
You can't beat the quality of the colors and the design, despite the drop. It definitely would be more powerful if it had been sharp in focus, partially because the stamen seems to follow the pattern of the petals.
Last edited by Connie Mier; 08-30-2009 at 05:56 PM.
Nice comp Julie. As u said, the stigma (or stamen) tip would have looked good if it were in focus.
I still liked the abstract look of the image. Nice rich colours too.
Will look fwd to seeing the stamen replaced image.
Jules: I'm glad to see one of your images! Glorious colors and light--they almost shimmer. Lovely composition. It is challenging to shoot in bright light.
Hey Jules,
nice to see you got out! OK.....you'll have to show me one day how to get the lens to f4 on my macro!!! If that stem and drop were tack......this would be off the charts good! Sweet/unusual light......you are on to something with this one!
Daylily
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