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Orange Cosmos at Night
Orange Cosmos at Night
MaryO


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Collection: 2008-08 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 1, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2008

Viewed: 412
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Day 2 of 30 Flowers

I will probably be posting a lot of pictures of these Cosmos, as I have been obsessed with them all summer. One, because they are lovely and airy and cheery, and two because the seeds were given to me by a dear friend who passed away a year and a half ago. I can't tell you how much I LOVE having something of her growing here in my garden :-)))

Taken at dusk with the 12mm teleconverter and using the flash dialed down to -2. Worked remarkably well as this is close to straight out of the camera! Ordinarily I might have cleaned up a few things but they're kind of cool: a tiny, barely visible strand of webbing between two petals on the right and a miniscule white spider on the bottom left petal. They add character ;-)

PP - converted from RAW, rotated upside-right, levels, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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 08/22/2008 12:27:12 PM
Oh wow.

I really like this, Mary.
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 08/06/2008 10:14:22 AM
The tiny spider is so cute! This happens to me often - I come home and discover all those bugs on my flower shots :))

The black, orange, green is lovely!
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 08/04/2008 11:48:23 AM
Great job with the lighting, I would have never guesses that it was taken outside -- it really looks like a studio shot.
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 08/03/2008 08:54:14 PM
very good choice of lighting to emphasize the textures and details in the petals
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 08/03/2008 01:13:23 AM
so lovely, good detail, is PERFECT
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 08/02/2008 11:36:40 PM
I think your friend would be pleased w/this shot. Love the rich color & the lighting you created. It's unusual to get a shot of a flower without a 'volunteer,' but they are not always as cute as that little spider. Well done!
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 08/02/2008 01:00:16 PM
Lovely job on the lighting.
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 08/02/2008 09:17:10 AM
Oh, love the little spider! Beautiful muted nighttime color!
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 08/02/2008 04:15:29 AM
Lighting worked very well here in my opinion. I love the simplicity.
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 08/01/2008 11:00:34 PM
Very interesting looking flower. The petals almost look like they are made of ripped paper. Looks like you may want to dial up the flash a bit.
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 08/01/2008 10:54:42 PM
Bright and vivid colour...lovely.
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 08/01/2008 10:50:16 PM
I noticed the little spider right away! Beautiful color!
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 08/01/2008 10:41:08 PM
PICTURE FLOWER PERFECT and I just love everything about this one.....
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 08/01/2008 09:25:52 PM
very nice capture. These really pop nicely. Great dof choice.
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 08/01/2008 08:40:11 PM
Excellent night shot. It is also on my list of "to try" shots. Gonna be tough to match yours. Glad you did not remove the webs.
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 08/01/2008 08:26:58 PM
Although I did not see the tiny spider until I read your comments, I LOVE him! Now I will never look at this photo without smiling at the tiny spider. I am adding this to my favs as I do not want to lose track of it. Thank you for the smile.
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