mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

Is this close enough?

Your comments are what I live for. . . :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Now that is close, Ken. Excellent pic. :thumbup: :thumbup:

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

Thanks DOOK, I am sure you can name the flower here.

Ken

Shine11 Loc: London UK

i wonder what it would look like with your "painting"PP version and with the centre of the flower running exactly at 90 degrees?

carlysue Loc: Columbus

beautiful. love the muted color. Did you focus on that red/pink bally thing on the tip? ( like my techy terms?)

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

Yes I did; and, I was thinking of you the entire time! :mrgreen:

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

You better believe it is, Ken, and a beauty of a shot as well!

waltchilds Loc: Central Florida

This is a beautiful shot. I really like it.

vooda Loc: Bribie Island,QLD,Australia

Subject : A Hibiscus stamen, a good choice..
Composure : Nicely done..
Sharpness : There is none at any point..
Noise : Check ISO or use a noise reduction program..
Did you clean the lens ?? there are bits everywhere..
I'm not trying to be nasty and I won't piss in your pocket like some here. A good try but needs more attention... John

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

You are correct, this is a Hibiscus.

Flowers don't have "composure", people have composure; however, if you mean composition, then I thank you.

You are wrong on the question of sharpness, as this is a soft focus technique, shot at f2.8 with a 135mm soft focus lens. Look again, as there are two points of narrow focus.

Your comment on noise does not apply, and has nothing to do with this image. This was originally taken on a 35mm color slide that was later copied to a 4x5 piece of film, that I scanned at 1200 dpi.

Now for your question asking if I cleaned my lens, with your incorrect assumption due to there being "bits" everywhere. Well, you caught me. I went back and checked out the posted image, and much to my chagrin you are correct and I messed up and posted the wrong image. What you are seeing are small "bits" or dust spots on the scanned 4x5 piece of film. I had two copies of this image in my 4x5 scan file, and I thought they were both "cleaned". Well, it turns out that only one copy was cleaned, and I grabbed the wrong copy.

Therefore I am reposting the cleaned version, with the original once again being stored. Here I will make one final point. These "bits" that you so happily through in my face can only be seen by you and others because I checked the store original box on my original post, something that I notice you have not done with any of your posted snap-shots. Of course this does not surprise me considering your limited photography experience as compared to my 57 years of photography and fine art experience.

Now let me comment on your tone and your style of commenting. . .it stinks and needs some attention. Don't ever use four letter toilet words in one of my threads again, or I will report you to the system Administrator.

Thank You.

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Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

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