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The set is from yesterday, @ Peridot Mesa.

Fisheye:

1. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8724/16830073502_2aa0b467a2_b.jpg

This one is taken with tele zoom, selective focus, came up exactly as planned.

2. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8654/16645079539_a0e6434066_b.jpg

And a close-up:

3. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7591/16645079799_731ae3724c_b.jpg


C&C welcome,

Sasha.

Please see update below.





UPD: repaired image per Jim's comments



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Mar 16, 2015 at 04:11 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Poppies!


Sasha;

Really Like #1 and #3. Unfortunately, Don't at all like #2. Sorry. Not often that you post anything that doesn't jingle my spurs. The out of focus background is fine, just not enough in focus in the middle-ground or fore-ground to satisfy my eyes and mind. Don't feel too bad you are still hitting 90% or better.



Mar 16, 2015 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Poppies!


Nice captures. Beautiful flowers.

I was at Picacho trying to get a good set of poppy pictures, but came away without any. I was there too early (and had to leave early) and the poppies were mostly closed up for the night. Got other shots that I was happy with, though.



Mar 16, 2015 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Poppies!


Hey Sasha,

Man... now you will have me chasing to Arizona for poppy shots!

#3 is may favorite, that's a perfect shot. I like #2, good job on your visualization there. #1 I like it all and if you cropped off the bottom to lose that empty space in the lower left, it would be my favorite.

Jim



Mar 16, 2015 at 07:20 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Poppies!


#3 for me. Striking image.


Mar 16, 2015 at 08:02 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Poppies!


All excellent and I love the use of distortion in the second. The third is my pick Sasha

Morris



Mar 16, 2015 at 08:15 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Poppies!


Nice work with the poppies. The last one stands out for me.

Jim



Mar 16, 2015 at 09:15 PM
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Looks like a nice patch of poppies you found. 1 and 3 are my favorites and I agree with Jim on the crop on #1 to remove most of the shadow area.


Mar 16, 2015 at 10:44 PM
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Love it. The 1st is my favorite. I to agree it would benefit from a 4x5 crop losing just a bit off the bottom.
The last is a great close up.
I'm a a bit jealous of that spread of poppies though. Nothing like that near home.

Thanks for posting
Dan



Mar 16, 2015 at 11:45 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Poppies!


All are very nice.

Number 3 is my favorite! The back lighting is terrific.

Tex



Mar 17, 2015 at 12:55 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Poppies!


WiseTioga wrote:
Sasha;

Really Like #1 and #3. Unfortunately, Don't at all like #2. Sorry. Not often that you post anything that doesn't jingle my spurs. The out of focus background is fine, just not enough in focus in the middle-ground or fore-ground to satisfy my eyes and mind. Don't feel too bad you are still hitting 90% or better.


Jon, thank you for the comment! That's OK that you do not like #2, you don't have to It was windy yesterday, so the shots I planned were impossible, and I tried to come up with something creative.
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Maritan wrote:
Nice captures. Beautiful flowers.

I was at Picacho trying to get a good set of poppy pictures, but came away without any. I was there too early (and had to leave early) and the poppies were mostly closed up for the night. Got other shots that I was happy with, though.


Maritan, looks like, at Picacho, poppies mostly grow on western side, and open up only when sun gets to them, i.e. in the afternoon. The rumor is that Catalina Foothills have lots of wildflowers that are just coming up now.
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Sasha,

Man... now you will have me chasing to Arizona for poppy shots!

#3 is may favorite, that's a perfect shot. I like #2, good job on your visualization there. #1 I like it all and if you cropped off the bottom to lose that empty space in the lower left, it would be my favorite.

Jim


Jim, thank you! I repaired the shot per your comment, combining it with another fish eye shot. See if you like it better. As about chasing to Arizona for poppies, you better hurry, as it is getting hotter, which means that the season will be over soon.
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REMAC wrote:
#3 for me. Striking image.


Thanks!
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morris wrote:
All excellent and I love the use of distortion in the second. The third is my pick Sasha

Morris


Morris, thank you!
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Jim Sanderson wrote:
Nice work with the poppies. The last one stands out for me.

Jim


Thank you, Jim!

Sasha



Mar 17, 2015 at 02:47 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Poppies!


Beautiful light and well seen Sasha! Hard to pick a favourite here as they are all great! Love the sunburst!

Corey



Mar 17, 2015 at 08:12 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Poppies!


I am a sucker for flowers in the foreground the repaired image being my pick

Nice job !!



Mar 17, 2015 at 08:48 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Poppies!


Sasha, great "warming" images!! Hard to believe from back East that this is going on now somewhere in the US.
Beautiful color, great petal detail...nice framing...
Dan



Mar 17, 2015 at 09:05 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Poppies!


Thanks for tip regarding Catalina Foothills! I'll try to find my way (further) south this weekend.


Mar 17, 2015 at 09:11 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Poppies!


Tuan Le wrote:
Looks like a nice patch of poppies you found. 1 and 3 are my favorites and I agree with Jim on the crop on #1 to remove most of the shadow area.


Thank you, Tuan! I am reluctant to crop, because it changes the proportions, so I just filled the empty corner with flowers from another fisheye frame.
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dswiger wrote:
Love it. The 1st is my favorite. I to agree it would benefit from a 4x5 crop losing just a bit off the bottom.
The last is a great close up.
I'm a a bit jealous of that spread of poppies though. Nothing like that near home.

Thanks for posting
Dan


Dan, thanks! Poppies love rain, so we got a lot of them this year.
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TexSchneider wrote:
All are very nice.

Number 3 is my favorite! The back lighting is terrific.

Tex


Tex, thanks!
There is a fine balance for the lighting on poppies. These babies start closing up for the night right in a middle of golden hour, and that leaves very little time for catching them both wide open and well lit.

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Hardcore wrote:
Beautiful light and well seen Sasha! Hard to pick a favourite here as they are all great! Love the sunburst!

Corey


Thank you, Corey!
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IndyFab wrote:
I am a sucker for flowers in the foreground the repaired image being my pick

Nice job !!


Thanks!
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Danpbphoto wrote:
Sasha, great "warming" images!! Hard to believe from back East that this is going on now somewhere in the US.
Beautiful color, great petal detail...nice framing...
Dan


Thank you, Dan. Yes, it is warm... best time of the year, and I am trying not to think about summer

Sasha.





Mar 21, 2015 at 03:48 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Poppies!


Lovely series. The updated #1 is my favorite.


Mar 21, 2015 at 10:27 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Poppies!


What a beauty Sasha!
Love the 3rd and the last.

Cheers!
Andrey



Mar 21, 2015 at 11:12 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Poppies!


Maritan wrote:
Thanks for tip regarding Catalina Foothills! I'll try to find my way (further) south this weekend.


Looking forward to see your shots from the area!
I spent two days at Horseshoe Dam area, there are fields of wildflowers of all kinds.

Sasha.



Mar 23, 2015 at 01:27 AM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Poppies!


3 is my fav! Nice work


Mar 23, 2015 at 02:41 PM





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