Special Favorite
Had an oppy to meet the founder of Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, She is about 86 years young and still doing well. She indicated that this flower was her favorite in the entire botanical garden, I took about 20 shots from different angles and this is the one I chose.
Nikon D70s Nikon 70-300 EDIF lens at about 1:4.5 magnification
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Rusmwood, 9 months ago
Just awesome lighting and DOF. Very nice work
Deb76, 9 months ago
Beautiful Dennis….love the lighting…...I can see why this is her favorite flower
ChristaBurchett, 9 months ago
Beautiful colors and lighting.
solarrain, 9 months ago
wonderful image…
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 9 months ago
Beautiful shot!!! :-)
Brad Sumner GLP, 9 months ago
Between you, and Maddy, I’m never going to catch up to you guys! This is simply awesome! The flower and the lighting!
Linda Karlin, 9 months ago
The lighting is wonderful.
SharonAHenson, 9 months ago
Outstanding work !
aphoto4you, 9 months ago
hey outline this is MASTERPIECE…...Would have to be my favorite
Nancy Stafford..., 9 months ago
beautiful artwork
castlemoat, 9 months ago
Oh my, so gorgeous! You had the “magic” light for sure. Beautiful catch!
micmac, 9 months ago
Fantastic light and colors,like it’s glowing.
Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago
Increible work on this shot; the lighting is exquisite!
dumbomsa, 9 months ago
Simply beautiful. Crisp details, striking color and sharp focus…working well with the dark background.
Lucindawind, 9 months ago
gorgeous !
CarlaLovesChaos, 9 months ago
Breathtaking.
Antanas, 8 months ago
Perfect lighting, well done
Jeffrey Schuka, 8 months ago
A superb image. Exceptionally beautiful. Perfect. One of the finest flower photographs that I have ever seen.
igotmeacanon, 8 months ago
splendid flower shot, scrumptous
Dennis Rubin IPA, 8 months ago
Thanks, all, for the kind words!
LocoCow, 8 months ago
Great Choice… The most beautiful from this angle…the colors ripple like flames…
Jonicool, 8 months ago
Wow, Amazing flower and beautifully presented…the lighting is excellent!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Jonicool’s comment, 8 months ago
Joni, of all my florals, this one is my favorite and it is such a neat story meeting the founding mother of the magnicient garden.
Dennis Rubin IPA, 8 months ago
Many thanks to all you that view/comment and favorite my work!
Paul (Quixote)..., 8 months ago
Excellent work, Dennis
Paul (Quixote)..., 8 months ago
I like the translucency of the image tones. Its a great result, Dennis.
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Paul (Quixote) Alleyne’s comment, 8 months ago
I appreciate the kind words, Paul!
Bill Morgenstern, 8 months ago
Wonderful tulip image!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Bill Morgenstern’s comment, 8 months ago
Thanks so much, Bill!
Jelderkc, 8 months ago
Oh my goodness, this is Exquisite Dennis. By far my favorite. Absolutely Marvelous macro. Outstanding presentation.
SkyFox, 7 months ago
Beautiful lighting, focus and clarity, very nice close-up!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to SkyFox’s comment, 7 months ago
Thanks very much, FLA Girl, for your commentary!
Leah Highland, 7 months ago
Stunning!
Dennis Rubin IPA, 7 months ago
Thanks, Leah – this is prob my favorite!
frozenfa, 7 months ago
omg.. this is beautiful!! you must be very proud of it.. Love it! must fav~ =D
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to frozenfa’s comment, 7 months ago
Thanks, Frozen – this is probably my favorite image. Appreciate your kind words and favoriting!
mysteryfaith, 7 months ago
pretty
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to mysteryfaith’s comment, 7 months ago
Thanks, Mystery!
Arlene Zapata, 7 months ago
Great story to go w/this one! A special fave for me due to it’s color…wonderful lighting again!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Arlene Zapata’s comment, 7 months ago
Thank you so much for the pos comments and favoriting. I was just at this Botanical Garden on Friday and folks were asking me about the curator that I met last year – yes, the one that chose this flower as her favorite!
amarica, 6 months ago
A favorite of mine too, gorgeous
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to amarica’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks so much Amarica – this one is prob my favorite right now
lilifrog, 6 months ago
Just beautifull,well done:))
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to lilifrog’s comment, 6 months ago
Thank you so much for visiting and favoritiing this capture, Lili!
Nancy Polanski, 6 months ago
This is awesome!
dinghysailor1, 6 months ago
truly gorgeous and superb lighting ! brilliant capture
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Nancy Polanski’s comment, 6 months ago
Thanks so much for visiting, Nancy!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to dinghysailor1’s comment, 6 months ago
Wow- thanks for the positive input, sailor, much appreciated!
Marinella Owens, 6 months ago
very beautiful!!!!!
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Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Marinella Owens’s comment, 6 months ago
Appreciate the favoriting and very strong comments, MO!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 6 months ago
Absolutely Superb Dennis!! :-)
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to TrEaSuReDiMaGeS’s comment, 6 months ago
Deb, thank you for the very kind comments and favoriting!
Joanne A. Bradley, 5 months ago
Superb illumination!
GerryMac, 5 months ago
beautiful close up Dennis! love the lighting and colour!
LindaR, 5 months ago
your “garden” is one of my new favs to pick from ~ simply stunning Dennis~bravo!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Joanne A. Bradley’s comment, 5 months ago
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Joanne!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to GerryMac’s comment, 5 months ago
Thanks, Gerry, for the kind words!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to LindaR’s comment, 5 months ago
Very much appreciated, Linda, I am indeed fortunate to have a botanical garden only 25 miles from home. Gracias!
aphoto4you, 4 months ago
dennis i like the light shining on this…great effect…awsome job
Nira Dabush, 4 months ago
AMAZINGLY beautiful, Dennis… soft warm lighting.. elegant forms..
LOVE IT ABSOLUTELY !!
conilouz, 4 months ago
amazing,,love this,, great job
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Nira Dabush’s comment, 4 months ago
Very nice comments, Nira, thanks!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to conilouz’s comment, 4 months ago
Thank you very much for stopping by and commenting, your thoughts are most appreciated!
aphoto4you, 4 months ago
wow what a great light…FANTASTIC and priceless…
Joaquin Loyzaga, 3 months ago
beautiful work
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to aphoto4you’s comment, 3 months ago
Very nice of you to stop by and comment, Bianca, THANKS!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Joaquin Loyzaga’s comment, 3 months ago
Very nice of you to be so positive, Joaquin -thank you very much for stopping by!
Alan Findlater, 3 months ago
really good work well done
Dennis Rubin IPA, 3 months ago
Very nice of you to stop by, AF, thanks for the comments!
andreasphoto, 3 months ago
all shades from black to red – great
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to andreasphoto’s comment, 3 months ago
Very kind words, Andreas, thank you for visiting!
Tara Sheffer-A..., 3 months ago
I absolutely love this!!! The light and shadows are perfectly balanced here for a wonderful image!!!
TREVOR IRWIN, 3 months ago
Beautiful Beyond description, and to marvellous for words What I like about this is the lighting. It reveals shadows, that cause the viewer to look deeply into every part of the Capture. One of the best I have seen yet. God Bless you Brother!
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Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to TREVOR IRWIN’s comment, 3 months ago
THanks so very much, Trevor. You have been very kind to my work – I see your dedication to those in Africa. Very important deed!
annonymouse, 3 months ago
great lighting and pic
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to annonymouse’s comment, 3 months ago
Very kind words, Mouse, thanks for the encouragement!
Carol Lirette, 3 months ago
stunning shot!! going to my favs!!
Carol Lirette, 3 months ago
stunning shot!! going to my favs!!
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Carol Lirette’s comment, 3 months ago
Appreciate the kind words, Carol! Thanks for favoriting, as well!
frogster, 2 months ago
Stunning image Dennis
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to frogster’s comment, 2 months ago
very much appreciated, and thank you for taking time to visit and comment, Frogster!
Boban, 2 months ago
Stunning photo ..................... B.
Dennis Rubin IPA in reply to Boban’s comment, 2 months ago
Thanks very much, Boban!
Seth Weaver, about 1 month ago
Dramatic lighting and color. Excellent shot Dennis.