Podargus01 wrote:
An excellent image, Martin, with lovely colour and detail. My inner symmetry freak did a minor aaargh as you just missed the tip of the bottom petal.
Lindsay

Thanks Lindsay.
I had the same though just after I posted it.
But then life and flowers are not always symmetrical
Martin

Great shot..
Mind if I ak you, are the colours desaturated a bit or is it "as is"

Cool shot Martin. Beautiful colours and textures
David

birdied wrote:
Beautiful shot Martin !

Birdie

Thanks Birdie!
Martin

KCollett wrote:
Nice one Martin. These sorts of shots always attract my eye.

Glad to hear you like these ones Ken.
Thanks,
Martin

kmunroe wrote:
very nice close-up Martin

Thanks Ken.
Martin

dorian wrote:
gorgeous image martin! nice to see some of the first shots with the 28-70 II.

dorian

Thanks Dorian.
Not sure if they have a 28-70 Mk II out yet but I heard some great comments on the mark I.
Martin

martines34 wrote:
Denise Ippolito has done a similar shot but, she has modified the image.

http://deniseippolito.com/blog/2012/09/22/17816/

I haven't done the center of the dahlia as you have and I want to try it some time.

Thanks for sharing such a lovely image and perspective.

Thanks Martine for the nice comments and the link.
Very interesting and beautiful work there by Denise.
Martin

thats real nice!!

Howard

treebeard wrote:
Gorgeous colors and superb detail. Nicely done.

Thanks!
Martin

KirkB wrote:
Wow this is beautiful Martin! I like it a lot!
Gorgeous color and wonderful detail... excellent work.

Kirk

Thanks for the super comments Kirk
Cheers,
Martin

raymondjbarlow wrote:
nice !!

Hi Ray!
Thanks,
Martin

surfnron wrote:
A very nice shot Martin. Have you tried a crop that moves the center of the flower off center?
Ron

Thanks Ron.
The shot was full frame so I cropped it off center.
I usually never do straight on centered shots but I liked this one like that.
I also like the off center one
Martin

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Very nice Martin, an very successful experiment

Tim

Thanks for stopping by Tim and for your nice comments
Martin

waldr_p wrote:
Terrific shot Martin, you did a great job selecting this bloom, the way the colour fades out to the edges of the image really makes the composition for me.

Paul.

Thanks so much Paul for your considered comments!
Martin

aushalk wrote:
Great shot..
Mind if I ak you, are the colours desaturated a bit or is it "as is"

No problem at all, the color is a bit stronger in this one than the RAW file with some added contrast so definitely no desaturation at all.
Thanks,
Martin

David Leask wrote:
Cool shot Martin. Beautiful colours and textures
David


Thanks so much David!
Martin

Howard Kearley wrote:
thats real nice!!

Howard

Thanks Howard!
Martin

Well done Martin. Lovely shot.
Harsha

Been looking at this one a while buddy, something doesn't settle with me on the exposure, seems overexposed to me and a bit harsh. Maybe the fact that there is little to no shadowing makes it awkward for me or unnatural in my eyes.
Just my honest thoughts for my floral friend

Karl