Flowers - Comments, Critiques, and IDs Please

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

09/11/2004 06:45:34 AM · #1

Here are some shots I took several months ago and have been meaning to U/L.

Are these some kind of tulip? Poppies?

What are these called?

Except for the last two, they are all cropped, have some level and/or shadow/highlight adjustments, and have some wide and narrow radius USM. The last two are just resized.

Please let me know what you think of these shots. And, if you know what these flowers are called, please let me know that too. :)

Thanks,
Ara

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

09/11/2004 07:35:23 AM · #2

Nice shots, Ara.

The fourth red flower shot is my favourite. Really crisp shot and interesting composition. I also like the dark background.

Not quite sure about the second red shot - think the white flowers distract the eye too much? Also in the first shot there's a great deal of interest in the shot, but the flowers in focus seem a little separated from the rest of the shot due to DOF.

All in all - really nice work though. Oh, and I've no idea about flower IDs, sorry. :-)

daveit

Canon EOS-10D

09/11/2004 08:09:47 AM · #3

Nice shots....the first 5 shots are all tulips, and your last two are called bleeding hearts. They're a perennial flower, but the tulips are bulbs. Once again, nice work.

Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon

09/11/2004 05:14:58 PM · #4

Thanks Paul! Dave thanks for the info. But is it a new variety of tulip? I've never noticed the pointy petals before.

Message edited by author 2004-09-11 17:15:32.

dartompkins

Nikon D70s

09/11/2004 05:32:27 PM · #5

Number 4 is exceptional.

Azrifel

Fujifilm X100VI

09/11/2004 05:56:00 PM · #6

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

I've never noticed the pointy petals before.

I don't think that the pointy petals are very new. This variaty is not even that extreme. 14 years ago when I worked on the tulip fields we used to pick these kind out of the 'normal' ones because they were unwanted. Nowadays the special variaties are very popular.
You should ask the owner what kind it is, because there are several thousands of varieties sold today (out of 100.000 ever created) and many look alike. This red one looks a lot like a crossing of 'Ballerina' and 'Synaeda Orange' but is neither. :)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

09/11/2004 06:42:04 PM · #7

Darlene - Thanks! :)

Sander - Thanks!

But it will be hard to ask the owner since they're in a public park. :) I'll ask the next time I see someone tending the flowers there.

W.R.Miller

Canon EOS-50D

09/11/2004 08:32:43 PM · #8

The last 2 are called "Bleeding Hearts".

09/11/2004 09:39:01 PM · #9

Thanks Bill.