Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Dahlia, from the single bloom competition at the San Diego Fair
X-Pro1 and 35mm in 'macro' mode
Show and tell at the Fair
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Dahlia, from the single bloom competition at the San Diego Fair
X-Pro1 and 35mm in 'macro' mode
Peter McCullough
Well-Known Member
Hi Chris,
Loving that image, superb color & shape, beautiful depth of field.
Loving that image, superb color & shape, beautiful depth of field.
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Yes, very bonny. These flowers, which go out their way to attract bees, seem to also put the stamen and pollen out of reach of the poor bees. Other flowers have landing lights, arrows and whatnot, to guide the hapless bee to the nectar...As Woody Allen said, "I'm at two with nature".
Pete Askew
Admin
Clean and simple Chris. Spot-on I'd say. Love the title. It does doesn't it? - in B&W it would be even more confusing.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Thanks chaps 
There were some really stunning blooms at the show, but I liked this one for it's tight symmetry and graduated color.
I tried to isolate the bloom against the white table, but there were leaves and another bloom in the line of sight, so I trailed a few different f stops to get the main flower nice and sharp, and the rest pleasantly OOF.
Lighting was artificial, as it was indoors in a large hall - so I did a WB off of the table cloth during PP to get that piece corrected accurately.
There were some really stunning blooms at the show, but I liked this one for it's tight symmetry and graduated color.
I tried to isolate the bloom against the white table, but there were leaves and another bloom in the line of sight, so I trailed a few different f stops to get the main flower nice and sharp, and the rest pleasantly OOF.
Lighting was artificial, as it was indoors in a large hall - so I did a WB off of the table cloth during PP to get that piece corrected accurately.
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