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Royal Presence



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cameraNIKON D7100

settings Aperture f/3.5 ISO 160 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 2000/10 

upload_dateJul, 2017

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Flowers And More Flowers Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Shades Of Purple Project
Contest Finalist in The Colors Of Spring Photo Contest 2018
Contest Finalist in Spring Photo Contest 2018
Contest Finalist in Bright Colors In Nature Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Macro And Patterns Photo Contest
Peer Choice Award
Contest Finalist in Circle Games Photo Contest
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Peer Award
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Superb Composition
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Absolute Masterpiece
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Top Choice
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Outstanding Creativity
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Magnificent Capture
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Superior Skill
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All Star
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Top Ranks

Purple Captures Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Purple Captures Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Capture Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Capture Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The ViewBug ProjectTop 20 rank
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The ViewBug ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
ViewBug Homepage Photo ContestTop 20 rank
ViewBug Homepage Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Inspired By The World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Inspired By The World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Enchanting Landscapes Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Enchanting Landscapes Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
A Purple World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Colors Of Summer Photo ContestTop 20 rank
The Colors Of Summer Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Earth Day Every Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Capturing The Purple Color Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Inspiring Landscapes Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Flowers And More Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Flowers And More Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Shades Of Purple ProjectTop 10 rank
Shades Of Purple ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Colors Of Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 20 rank
The Colors Of Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank
Spring Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Beautiful Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Beautiful Flowers Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
ViewBug Photography AwardsTop 10 rank
ViewBug Photography AwardsTop 10 rank week 1
Bright Colors In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Bright Colors In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Once Upon A Time Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Once Upon A Time Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Macro And Patterns Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Macro And Patterns Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Composing With Rule Of Thirds Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Composing With Rule Of Thirds Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Circle Games Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Circle Games Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 24Top 30 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Vol 33 Photo ContestTop 20 rank

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6 Comments |
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots November 29, 2017
Beautiful! Congrats.
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq November 29, 2017
Beautiful! Creative use of focus. Congrats on your finalist award. :)
Shutterbug_14
 
Shutterbug_14 December 05, 2017
Love your use of focus, it really makes this image pop!!
Just an idea, but you might want to crop it just a tad so that the in focus flower is more to the right of the image (rule of thirds) and the row of unfocused flowers acts as a leading line. Stunning image though!!
marilynyoungdoherty
 
marilynyoungdoherty June 07, 2018
Cool focus, beautiful
LauraAnnG PRO
 
LauraAnnG August 02, 2018
Thanks everyone for the congrats!
PhillipJGordonPhotography
 
PhillipJGordonPhotography September 21, 2018
Outstanding!

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#royal #purple #spindlezphere #flowers #boston #tall #photography
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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken on a cloudy day in May on the Boston Commons in Boston, Massachusetts.

Time

This was a Memorial Day weekend and I went to this location because there was a call on the local NPR station stating that they needed help collecting over 137,000 American flags that were placed in honor of our veterans. You can see other pics from that day on my profile. So many people showed up that the collection was literally done within 5 minutes or so, and from there I went for a walk to find other treasures around me like this one.

Lighting

It was an overcast day that gave my image a more even, soft, and balanced light effect.

Equipment

I shot this image with a Nikon D7100, 70-200mm f2.8 lens, handheld, and no flash.

Inspiration

The flowers and their bright color is what inspired me to take this photo. Also what interested me was that it was many of the same type of flower and it was kind of in a pattern which got my attention.

Editing

I did minor post-processing in Lightroom for brightness and a touch of color pop, but I do like to keep my photos as natural looking as possible unless it's for a special project.

In my camera bag

On this day I was only equipped with my Nikon D7100, 70-200mm f2.8 lens, and a couple small things like a lens ball. Normally I would take a tripod, wide angle, and a prime lens.

Feedback

I used a wide aperture and took a few pics of the same area with only moving my focal point to other areas. Explore your surroundings and don't leave home without your camera!

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