Beauty and grace
Plants from the Osteospermum genus are some of my favourite to photograph. This is the ‘Sunny Sheila’ variety and is the sister image of “Blue”
Canon XTI, 18 – 55mm lens plus macro converter @ 25mm, 1/200 sec, F/5.6, ISO 100. Processing in CS3.
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Leslie Battjes
Very pretty…I love the shallow DOF! Well done. :)
Claire Armistead replied
Thanks so much leslie x
Nancy Polanski
Yes, the DOF is perfect. And I love the deep, rich red!
FlowersEtc
Stunning macro. You should join the “Macro Photography ” group
Claire Armistead replied
Thanks for the heads up FlowerEtc; i’ve gone and added myself : ) and thanks so much for your comment x
Paul Tupman
This is stunning Claire.. the DoF and detail in this are perfect and I love the colour.. its a perfect accompaniment to “Blue”! Who could resist buying one without the other now! I really love what you are doing with these… a real visiual treat for the eyes!
Claire Armistead replied
I’m so pleased you like it Paul. Thanks as always for your encouraging comments xx
Darren Post
This is beautiful… your gallery is amazing. :-)
Claire Armistead replied
Thank you so much Darren and thank you for spending time viewing my portfolio; i really appreciate you comment and your time x
Sheryl Kasper
Oh wow, this is really wonderful.
Claire Armistead replied
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Sheryl x
Kyle Hudak
This is simply beautiful!
Claire Armistead replied
Thank you so much Kyle. LOVEDDDDDDDDDD the image of your sister; you have great work : )
Steve Chapple
Stunning, tones, DOF, glow, their all spot on!
Faizan Qureshi
I’ve never seen a flower look this beautiful before. You’ve done an amazing job here Claire!
Charuhas Images 16 days ago
So beautiful capture. Love it.