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Rubberhead
12-07-2009, 08:42 AM
growing wild in the Francis Marion National Forest. There's a stretch in the Santee Unit where several species of orchids and pitcher plants grow. This beauty was growing right amongst them.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3666933868_2cdd2881f6_b.jpg
Squatty
12-07-2009, 12:22 PM
Nice shot! I love the color of the flower against that background of the green ferns.
rkemmerlin
12-07-2009, 04:03 PM
I agree with Scott, the flower against the green ferns is really nice.
Rubberhead
12-07-2009, 04:26 PM
Thanks guys. There was a thunderstorm in the distance so the greens and reds were really saturated.
Detoff
12-07-2009, 08:28 PM
Very nice, I just noticed the goofy looking little bug on it too.
jckegley
12-07-2009, 11:33 PM
The flower really stands out nicely from the background. I wonder what it would look like framed in a portrait orientation.
SkipP
12-08-2009, 07:00 PM
Very nice! This is NOT an easy plant to photograph and you did a great job. The difficulty comes from the size of the lily and the amount of DOF to keep the plant sharp front to back.
Rubberhead
12-10-2009, 06:38 PM
Very nice! This is NOT an easy plant to photograph and you did a great job. The difficulty comes from the size of the lily and the amount of DOF to keep the plant sharp front to back.


Thanks, It was taken with a 40D and 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 @ ISO 400, f/8 and 22mm. I did set the WB with a 18% card. Best I can tell, it was taken in .jpg. Although, I usually keep good photos in RAW and convert to .jpg on the computer.
SkipP
12-11-2009, 08:01 PM
Rubberhead, I'm in awe! I have struggled to get enough DOF to get this type of flower (larger flower with a wide "wingspan") entirely in focus. So, the solution is to toss the 150mm macro in favor of an ultra-wide angle? Cool! Nope....way cool!:D
Rubberhead
12-11-2009, 10:20 PM
Here's a few more taken with the UWA:

f/11 @ 20mm
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3827564469_c54cf11bae_b.jpg

f/6.3 @ 22mm
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3557506025_b1a3cce40f_b.jpg

f/4.5 @ 22mm
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3595860959_d4b8962ee9_b.jpg
artsnimages
12-15-2009, 05:27 PM
Cool captures "Rub"

What species is the blue/purple one? Blue-flag type Iris?

Jim