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Contest Finalist in Bokeh Plants and Flowers Photo Contest
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superior Skill
All Star
Outstanding Creativity
One Of A Kind
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Magnificent Capture
Exceptional Contrast
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UnkleFrank
July 08, 2015
Way to go!!! Congratulations on a much deserved award. This is a gorgeous capture.
AnneDphotography
July 10, 2015
wow, this is stunning , congrats on your finalist in bokeh and flowers !!
traceprinslooreppin
July 11, 2015
...massive congrats on being a Finalist Gracie...this is stunning! :-)
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
I stopped at a roadside rest stop on I-10, noticed the raised flower beds were massed with cone flowers in all stages of growth from buds to full-blown flowers. I raced back to the car for my camera and a couple of lenses.Time
It was mid-afternoon about 2 PM so the sun was high and hot and glare-y.Lighting
The sun was very bright in August mid-day, so I took full advantage of the lens hood. For this particular shot, I found a flower bed that was more shady, but still with lots of filtered light. I got full advantage of the bright light without having to deal with a lot of glare.Equipment
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 Macro Lens, lens hood. No tripod or flash.Inspiration
Pure impulse. I was making the trip along this road a lot that month and needed any kind of break from the monotony I could get. I always had a full assortment of camera gear on my trips. Since I am totally unable to grow cone flowers for some reason, I jumped on the chance to take a lot of shots in all stages of growth. This has remained one of my favorites.Editing
I started with a RAW file, took it through Adobe Camera RAW for some minor tweaking and then into Photoshop CS6. My macro lens is a real workhorse and the photo required little post. I used Topaz Labs Clarity for some contrast, then minor adjustments with Topaz Denoise and Topaz Detail. Saved it as a tif then jpeg.In my camera bag
I hate to tell you this but if I travel in my car, I take just about everything. My main squeeze is my Canon 5D Mark III. I normally keep my Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF Lens on it. I also have my Canon 60D and usually have my Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens on it and have been known to swerve to the shoulder of the road for a good waterbird picture. Then I have my trusty 'grab it quickly and shoot' Canon G-15 (a very evolved point and shoot that will shoot RAW). I have two other lenses I take just about everywhere: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens, the above macro lens I used for this shot. Then there's the support equipment: tripod (not in my bag but almost always close by), flashlight, some cheap reader glasses since I can't read the settings on my camera without glasses (or even see the image in the viewfinder clearly), lens and sensor cleaning equipment, circular polarizers and hoods for each lens, wired and remote shutter devices, ND filters, Canon 430 EX external flash. Of course I pare all that down for particular occasions and have an assortment of bags and backpack to make it possible .......Feedback
If you can't grow them, find somebody that does. Use a good macro lens and get close enough to focus tightly and thus create that fantastic bokeh. I don't understand bokeh and what makes it, I just know that macro lens of mine does a fantastic job of it.