We still have here in South Australia Winter, but there is always something in bloom, so yesterday, when I went into town, I found these flowers, although I don't know their name.......
I took these 2 photos with my Fuji X100 camera.......
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29th July 2013, 06:12 AM #1
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Flowers in the City.......
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31st July 2013, 12:15 PM #2
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Re: Flowers in the City.......
I think those are Red Hot Poker flowers. They are really brilliant and catch your attention.
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31st July 2013, 11:28 PM #3
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Ken.....thank you for looking, now that I have a name for the flower, I will google to find out more.......
Originally Posted by Ken Curtis
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1st August 2013, 12:29 AM #4
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Hi Ken,
you were right it is a red hot poker flower, also know as Kniphofia, as a native of Africa.......
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1st August 2013, 08:34 AM #5
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Nice perspective.
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1st August 2013, 08:42 AM #6
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Hey Griddi,
Great images, I especially like the first one. It has a fantastic 3D look to it.
Cheers, Greg
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1st August 2013, 09:22 AM #7
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Thank you John, I am always trying my best.......
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1st August 2013, 09:25 AM #8
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Greg, thank you for looking and your comment, I like the first one best too, Originally Posted by gregj1763
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1st August 2013, 02:15 PM #9
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Another vote for the first shot. I like the urban background. Definitely a new twist on the usual flower photography. Background is identifiable, but not distracting - perfect middle ground. That said, I would try going a little more rule-of-thirds and getting somewhat closer to the flower with a shorter lens. Make it look larger than life and get it more off-center in the frame. My 2 cents.
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2nd August 2013, 12:18 AM #10
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Lex. thank you....... Originally Posted by RustBeltRaw
Another vote for the first shot. I like the urban background. Definitely a new twist on the usual flower photography. Background is identifiable, but not distracting - perfect middle ground. That said, I would try going a little more rule-of-thirds and getting somewhat closer to the flower with a shorter lens. Make it look larger than life and get it more off-center in the frame. My 2 cents.
I agree with the " more off-centre in the frame " ( next time for sure ) but I used my Fuji X100 for this shoot, which has a fixed lens only.......
Next time I may try this shoot with my Olympus E-M5, either with a shorter lens, or with my macro lens.......
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