The Purple Bride ( experimenting with my new macro lens)

It seemed to me this anemone was the veil and headpiece of a bride,

hence the title. Thank you for your comments.

Another excellent & beautiful flower shot Paula!!! Best regards.

ma....e' fantastica!!!Colpisce immediatamente l'attenzione!Ottima davvero!!! e poi c'蠩l tuo tocco....si, una macro...la tua macro!!! ciao

 

Un bello trabajo Paula,, luz , color y belleza, PN, no seven, un cordial saludo.

Very good composition/crop. The colours are great. Wish it was a bit sharper though. Regards.

Your exreriment Paula, very successful. Interesting for me, since I have trouble with my new macro lens .I like the crop,how from the center details it opens generously into the wide open purple space.

great use of dof and fantastic colours, good job.

Paula, congratulations for the new lens!The angle of composition is great! The flower really have lost a bit the natuaral look, and recieved a new interesting look... colors are beautiful. Pnina

Nice composition.

 

Regards...

Very successpul experiment,Paula. The use of purple and your visualisation of bridal veil shows your artistic talent.

Beautiful composition & Colours, Paula. Very good angle & placement of the flower centre in the corner. Looks like a part of a garland.

how lucky are we that you got a new lens, this is very promising! I understand what you show with the title. That colour is killing, is it still blue? Already purple? Never seen such a flower.

Nice composition...And good exposure control.

Beautiful colour and well composed.

Real a wonderful composition with great DOF. Wich lend did you use?

 

Bye

Paula, a superb macro shot, the detail in the middle bit (never did biology at school!) of the flower is excellent and the blurry petals are nice. But you tell us you have a new macro lens, beautiful pics, but then do not tell us what lens it is! so....???? :-) Do you find you need a tripod for this sort of shot?

Bellissima Paula, un ottimo close up con un mix di dettaglio e softness davvero bello.

You asked about the lens. It's Extension tube set Dg for Canon. Three rings to apply to the 55-200mm lens. With the three rings I can get as close as 3 millimetres, But here I used only one ring as I wanted the heart of the flower and part of the petals. And I use manual focus.

Thank you so much. still experimenting:-)

So glad you enjoyed this. I was intrigued by the stamen ( will I ever learn the names of flower parts?) and shot so many to make the flower reveal its essence. Thank you so much.

 

Andrea, this is the true color of the anemone, it's blue purple and under the right light it has silver streaks in the pistils(???).

The simplicity of a flower caught in a superb manner. The image speaks for itself.

 

Complimenti

Thanks, Marco. I appreciate.

"Searching for the blue flower" the synonym for the Romantic Period. Well opposed the areas of great sharpness and haziness.

Daily, I value your opinion. Thank you so much.

You're really good at extreme close-ups Paula.

WOW, thanks, Alec.