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Suzanne Mathia
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p.1 #1 · Pitiful Poppies


Our wildflower displays this year were severely lacking in the carpets of spectacular poppies that the Californians had - I had to concentrate on isolating the few that I could find. Not truly landscape at this distance but they were "in" the landscape!


Mar 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM
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p.1 #2 · Pitiful Poppies


Pitiful my ass, Suzanne, these are GORGIOUS. I'm particularly drawn to comp of the last one though certainly cannot find any nits with the other two. Well done!


Mar 29, 2009 at 12:50 PM
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p.1 #3 · Pitiful Poppies


Suzanne

Wow just awesome macros the way the luminosity is rendered in these images is just beautiful. Just a very beautiful series who needs carpets of wildflowers when you produce images such as these.

Ray Still



Mar 29, 2009 at 12:52 PM
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p.1 #4 · Pitiful Poppies


Beautiful Suzanne. I especially like the last image. Very nicely done.

Cheers,
Doug



Mar 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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p.1 #5 · Pitiful Poppies


White flowers are difficult to photograph. Easy to get them overexposed. This shot is perfect!


Mar 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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p.1 #6 · Pitiful Poppies


That last one is really lovely, like an orange bathrobe wrapped around a little green stem.. and oh, those droplets! That little sunstar is just awesome.


Mar 29, 2009 at 01:07 PM
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p.1 #7 · Pitiful Poppies


Super, Suzanne.

#3 rocks.



Mar 29, 2009 at 01:13 PM
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p.1 #8 · Pitiful Poppies


Yep, another vote for #3. That drop with the sunstar just perfect.

Dan



Mar 29, 2009 at 04:01 PM
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p.1 #9 · Pitiful Poppies


Thor Thorsson wrote:
White flowers are difficult to photograph. Easy to get them overexposed. This shot is perfect!


+1 the image is lovely and very well executed



Mar 29, 2009 at 04:12 PM
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p.1 #10 · Pitiful Poppies


#3 is mind blowing!


Mar 29, 2009 at 04:22 PM
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p.1 #11 · Pitiful Poppies


Suzanne: Plez share your secret for compensating for the high reflectance of the poppy petals, to capture an exposure without blown highlights. Your images appear to have been shot during an early or late part of the day. Will appreciate any tips.


Mar 29, 2009 at 04:22 PM
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p.1 #12 · Pitiful Poppies


These are all excellent. #3 is my favorite, love the little sunburst.

-Jon



Mar 29, 2009 at 05:32 PM
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p.1 #13 · Pitiful Poppies


Woohoo! Killer. The light in 2 is sweet..did you fill flash? The reflection in 3 is superb. What lens? And 1 is a fun silhouette :-)

aF



Mar 29, 2009 at 06:39 PM
Suzanne Mathia
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p.1 #14 · Pitiful Poppies


Wrangled a diffuser and a gold reflector to obtain just the right light so as not to over expose and pick up the highlights on the drops.

Thanks all for the wonderful comments - It makes it worth the butt full of Cholla barbs



Mar 29, 2009 at 06:40 PM
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p.1 #15 · Pitiful Poppies


Quit yer bellyaching! These are fabulous!


Mar 29, 2009 at 06:50 PM
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p.1 #16 · Pitiful Poppies


that last one is amazing!


Mar 29, 2009 at 06:51 PM
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p.1 #17 · Pitiful Poppies


quite lovely comps and exposures! definitely add to your portfolio!


Mar 29, 2009 at 06:53 PM
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p.1 #18 · Pitiful Poppies


The second image is really outstanding...
A definite pleasure for this Minnesotan to view!
cheers,
bruce



Mar 29, 2009 at 07:42 PM
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p.1 #19 · Pitiful Poppies


Very beautiful series Suzanne. Exceptional color and fine detail, especially in the last one. Great work.

Rich



Mar 29, 2009 at 08:23 PM
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p.1 #20 · Pitiful Poppies


dswiger wrote:
Yep, another vote for #3. That drop with the sunstar just perfect.

Dan


All great shots, but I fell hard for #3

Aaron



Mar 29, 2009 at 08:37 PM
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