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Venus, Fire
Venus, Fire
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Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
Date: May 5, 2009
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2009

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Comments: 10
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 Thank you for your comments. This was shot in the field, by natural sunlight. They are small poppies, maybe only 12" tall. I approach the flowers, letting that "oooh" feeling be my guide, my first shot is unpremeditated & often my favorite though I take as many shots as I can figure out after the first "oooh" shot. The black BG was created in PP & also the crop.

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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 05/11/2009 01:57:15 PM
Looks like you shot it with the black background right from the start. I really like the petal puckers in the upper left area.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/09/2009 10:47:48 PM
That is one brightly coloured flower!! Nice find!
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 05/09/2009 11:51:28 AM
Great DOF and clarity! Very nice!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 05/09/2009 08:28:07 AM
Nicely done the black and orange go togather IMO, maybe a tighter crop?
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro AF for Olympus
 05/08/2009 08:59:31 PM
Very dramatic!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/08/2009 07:02:56 PM
Gorgeous bright colours against the black and great focus. I love the crinkly texture of poppies.
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 05/08/2009 05:19:37 PM
Floating in a sea of black, really nice. Great detail and colour.
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Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 05/08/2009 03:34:57 PM
Hmm.. I very nearly like this, but the image as a whole seems a little unbalanced; I'm not sure if it is the composition or the POV.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/08/2009 03:22:19 PM
I like the richness in the color and your lighting is terrific (something I need to work on). I also like how you have the other flower playing peek-a-boo from behind.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/08/2009 12:58:31 PM
Now that's really cool, are they back to back? Beautiful colors against the black!
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