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Postby KerryPierce on Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:15 pm

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D AF ED Micro
13s f/14.0 at 78.0mm iso100

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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:25 pm

I love the second one, and I'm not usually one for floral pictures of any sort.

I will say that I think the first one suffers from too close cropping.
I keep wanting to see more of the flowers around that big red one with the nice reflection.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:27 pm

I knew you would make the D200 sing Kerrie - superb pics - happy new year :)
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Postby Alex on Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:46 pm

Excellent images, Kerry. 2nd one is outstanding.

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Postby mudder on Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:53 pm

Mate, these are stunning... Yep the first one may need to be not so tightly cropped but that second one, wow....

Very creative, tasteful and nicely lighted(?), very very nice Kerry... Well done on these matey...
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:00 pm

The first thing i said to myself when i saw the first image was, 'that's beautiful.' Unlike some of those before me, i like the first one. The reflection is great. Both are jsut about perfect images.
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Postby BBJ on Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:45 pm

What can i say!!!!!!! Beautifulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:47 pm

sigh - stunning !!!! Congratulations
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Postby marcotrov on Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:23 pm

Absolutely glorious images Kerry. Both are exceptional in their composition and exposure which is perfect my friend. You are one with the D200 :wink:
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Postby Slider on Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:33 pm

Great shots Kerry. 2nd is a ripper :D
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Postby KerryPierce on Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:31 am

Thanks for all the very kind comments. :D

Lighting was done with a triple-A battery, hand held penlight, used only to "paint" the subject in the frame.

The first shot doesn't contain any other flowers, because there were none there. 8) A wider view would have only shown black, the remainder of the leaves, thorny rose stalk, and rose petals.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:42 am

KerryPierce wrote:A wider view would have only shown black, the remainder of the leaves, thorny rose stalk, and rose petals.


That might look good, the flowers fading off essentially.
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Postby KerryPierce on Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:40 am

Nnnnsic wrote:
KerryPierce wrote:A wider view would have only shown black, the remainder of the leaves, thorny rose stalk, and rose petals.


That might look good, the flowers fading off essentially.


Thanks, Leigh. :-) If I can, I'll try to do some different stuff with that flower. The problem is that it is much larger than the typical rose, which means I need more space for my props. :?
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