Hibiscus

[denise ippolito]

Canon 5D
180mm Macro lens
ISO 200
1/125 sec. at f/32
Flash +2/3
Tripod

I took this image at Longwood Gardens when I met Dave Mills and Roman K. there. Roman had posted a very similar image of one of these hibiscus,and I just loved it. His version is of course much better than mine-:)

[Connie Mier]

Very interesting shot of the hibiscus. I see them and can never really capture them as uniquely as this. And the dof really does give this depth! Well done with the flash too.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Denise,
Actually this is very close to mine.....the 2nd light of the twin flash helped minimize the shadow more in my version......but you got everything else in yours! Do I see another f32 convert? Nicely done!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Connie and Roman. I appreciate the feedback.

Roman, Yours has better coloring and more focus. I appreciate your help that day.

[Ed Cordes]

Terrific image Denise! I like the DOF. Your concentrating on the inner details of the bloom is very effective. Perhaps a highlight/shadow adjustment could reduce the brightness a bit and saturate the colors more.

[denise ippolito]

Ed, Thanks -I'll give it a try.

[Roger Williams]

Great DOF and controlled lighting that preserves the detail in the highlights.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou Roger. I appreciate it.

[Julie Kenward]

I agree with a shadow/highlight adjustment. It's perfectly in focus and it's certainly got extraordinary depth but it feels a little harsh towards the center colors. If you could tone that down just a bit I think you'd have a wonderful image here.

F32 you say? Hmmm... I might have to go visit there some day!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very interesting hibiscus. I have never seen this species before, thanks for sharing.

[denise ippolito]

Jules, Juan- Thankyou for the feedback!!

[Nick Palmieri]

Looking closely at this the stem, the shadow, and the folds in the flower give this very nice depth, you feel like you are being pulled into the flower. I like this a lot. I guess technically it would be better without the slight shadow but not a real big deal in my opinion.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks for looking in Nick, I appreciate it!!

[Desmond Chan]

I think the light reflection on the petals make this image special !

[Anita Bower]

Good job at getting focused detail all the way through this flower--something I've not been able to do with these Hibiscus at Longwood. Unusual coloring in this flower. I don't think the center colors are too harsh. I'm wondering if a slightly different crop might work better. I tried turning image a bit CW, cropped and brightened. Some of the beautiful curls are lost, but I think I prefer the more square crop. I wish I'd left in more of the curl on the UR and LL. What do you think?

[Kyle Marie Barcelos]

I think this can out nice, I love to shoot this flower, but you have captured it gorgeously, Great job:)

[denise ippolito]

Desmond, Anita, Kyle-Thankyou all for your feedback.

Anita, I like the crop suggestion, thankyou for taking the time.