Cape Cosmos (2)

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Image Title: Cape Cosmos (2)

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By: Joggie van Staden
Copyright ©2006

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Photographer	Joggie van Staden {Karma:41700}
Project	#45 Blurry Image	Camera Model	Nikon D70
Categories	Florals Nature Abstracts	Film Format	Digital RAW
Portfolio	Floral Abstracts The natural world	Lens	Nikon 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF
Uploaded	4/13/2006	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
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Views	643	Shutter
Favorites	1	Aperture	f/
Critiques	13	Rating	Pending / 1 Ratings
Location	City - Robertson State - WESTERN CAPE Country - South Africa
About	Bidens formosa - a naturalised weed originally from central America and the West Indies. Brought into South Africa in the horse fodder imported during the Anglo Boer war. No commonly found in disturbed places on the central highveld and grasslands of South Africa where it can become a nuisance in maize fields. This is the first time I found this weed in the Western Cape, in front of a farm stall where it was probably planted by the owner for its beautiful display during the autumn months. Standing more than 2 meters high with masses of pink, white and maroon flowers on display. It was about 30 minutes before sunset and I just had to stop to take a few shots. It was a fairly windy afternoon and I had a lot of trouble to photograph the flowers without using full flash. I decided then to go for a long exposure to capture the motion of the wind. I used the built in camera flash for fill together with a slow shutter speed (1/4 second). Used my polarizer filter to bring down the speed. Uncropped and slightly adjusted the colour and sharpness in PS.

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ArTmiZ Sayad CHamani {K:2742} 11/30/2009

beautiful color & shot
Artmiz

Marian Man

{K:80636} 4/17/2006

beautiful!!!!!!!
Marian

Manu {K:13082} 4/16/2006

I think you cracked it, Joggie...the movement and color are excellent...well done...not a great fan of the frame but good composition..

Manu

Nigel Watts.

{K:5243} 4/16/2006

Very colourful and the motion works well
Great photograph
Nigel

Ann Van Breemen

{K:13399} 4/15/2006

This is a very nice image, Joggie. The movement in the flowers adds a nice contrast to the one almost still blossom. Cheers, Ann.

Dino Lupani {K:15142} 4/14/2006

Beautiful and dynamic composition, great shot, congrats!!
Ciao

Anson Moye {K:3480} 4/14/2006

The fill flash did its work, Joggie, giving an even and full exposure throughout the blossoms. I particularly like the vibrant colors, the even but interesting composition throughout, and the fact that one blossom is sharp while all the rest are moving in the wind. Chance or choice? A really fine photograph, one for hanging. Anson

Gorilla K {K:17526} 4/14/2006

very nice work,Joggie!
perfect focus...fantastic composition!!!!

Winfried

João F * Photography

{K:41945} 4/14/2006

I love this one dear Joggie !!
joão

Eb Mueller

{K:24960} 4/14/2006

Well intented, Joggie. But I do admit to prefering these beautiful flowers without the motion blur.
Eb

DELETE ACCOUNT {K:5655} 4/14/2006

For what you were trying to do, I think this is a great shot. I'd prefer to see a more focused shot on the flowers since they are so detailed and colorful. Well done.

Michael Kanemoto {K:22115} 4/14/2006

Prefer this shot - the motion would have been an utter calamity except for the single flower as a central element and sets this off really well.

Beautiful composition and color - nice off center and dynamic comp, explosive color, and motion just happened to play right into your hands.

A lot of technical knowledge to get this right - effort paid off.

Rashed Abdulla

{K:163889} 4/13/2006

very interesting about and very pleasant image to view, all of the best my friend

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