[Rob Barron]

This was taken on my 20D using my Canon 100mm f2.8 macro, a lovely lens to work with. It took a while to get the shot I wanted, as square as possible to the subject to keep the focus across the head despite the relatively small depth of field. I have loads with a small part of the central head out of focus and they just don't look good at all. I cropped it tight because I wanted to keep all the attention on the central head and the 'crown' around it. I was attracted by the abstract feel this part of the flower gives. Hope you like it.

Cheers,
Rob

[IanHoughton]

That looks fantastic

Where was it taken, and what lighting was used ?

[Dabhand16]

Really nice image, Rob.

[Rob Barron]

Originally Posted by IanHoughton

That looks fantastic

Where was it taken, and what lighting was used ?

That was right outside my flat in a neighbour's garden using just the natural light. It was a bright day so I had no problem on that front. The only difficulty with it being a poppy is they are tall and slender so the slightest breeze and they sway making it impossible. I ended up tying some cotton around the stem and to the fence either side to keep it still and eventually got the shot I wanted.

I am a huge fan of the detail we pass by, in other words getting down close to flowers that we see every day but ignore because they look plain or small. When you get down and close they are full of wonderful detail and are a photographer's paradise.

Thanks for looking and for your positive comments.
Cheers,
Rob

[Markulous]

Yeah, a lovely abstract quality to this - smack on with the focus/DOF

Did you get any with lens slightly further away as I wondering how it'd look with a slightly larger "border" of petal?

[Rob Barron]

Originally Posted by Markulous

Yeah, a lovely abstract quality to this - smack on with the focus/DOF

Did you get any with lens slightly further away as I wondering how it'd look with a slightly larger "border" of petal?

I didn't on this occasion Markus as I went down specifically with this shot in mind and was working only towards getting this shot. I'll have a look through my collection and see if I have any others from a slightly wider perspective.

Thanks,
Rob

[Markulous]

It's no big deal as image is good as is - just that I think not cropping in so tight to stamens might look good as well!

[skipper954]

I don't think I would have recognized this as a flower. To me, there is an abstract, kaleidoscopic (?) effect that is terrific.

To me, the center is ever so slightly light. May be ok, but I wonder if darkening a tad would be better. I just burned it a little, and it produces a bit of a different effect. Some may like it, some not. I don't want to waste space downloading it here, and I really don't know how except to download it on my photos and copy. Can anyone help me with this?

[Rob Barron]

Originally Posted by skipper954

I don't think I would have recognized this as a flower. To me, there is an abstract, kaleidoscopic (?) effect that is terrific.

To me, the center is ever so slightly light. May be ok, but I wonder if darkening a tad would be better. I just burned it a little, and it produces a bit of a different effect. Some may like it, some not. I don't want to waste space downloading it here, and I really don't know how except to download it on my photos and copy. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks for the input and I'll have a look at it and see if a quick bit of burning helps.

With regards how to show a pimped shot, here's what you need to do:

Go to your personal gallery and you'll see the option to 'Create New Album'. Click on that and you'll get a little window asking for an album title and description. I suggest calling it 'PIMPED' or something similar. Undef that there is a drop down menu asking if you want the album to be private. Select YES.

Now you can upload pimped shots to that album where nobody else can see them so they won't get viewed by others and commented on etc. To show a pimped shot, just click on the photo and underneath it you'll see the UBBCode. Click on 'Copy to clipboard' and the whole URL will be copied.

Now in your message reply, just paste that back in (Hit ctrl+V) and that is that.

Hope that helps and if you want to show me the pimped version of this shot, go right ahead.

Cheers,
Rob

[spxxxx]

Beautiful shot and expertly executed - top marks

Simon

Oh and thanks for the info on how to load pics for edit etc - I had always wondered.....