Iris

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 28 May 2008 in Plant & Nature.

This actually was an accident...I didn't mean for this to be this blurry; however, once I saw it on the screen, I decided I liked it. It kind of reminds me of a watercolor.

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Comments (6)

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

gotta watch those wide aperatures; they don't give you much room for error. looks like the uppermost part of the petal is in focus. very interesting colors; nice contrast, too. is this the venerable canon 50/1.8? i bought my father one for christmas last year (i'm a nikon man myself, and have their corresponding version).

28 May 2008 11:29am

@paulski: It's actually the Canon 50mm f/1.4 (love that lens)...you're right though, wide apertures can be very unforgiving as I have many shots to prove it. Thanks! :)

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

It is, indeed, painterly in its feel ... love the purple and green together - they make such a beautiful complimentary pair.

28 May 2008 11:34am

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

I like it. Everything doesn't always have to be in focus. Have you tried pumping up the local contrast in the flower? I think it might look even better bolder.

28 May 2008 1:52pm

@Twelvebit: I tried boosting up the overall contrast, but didn't like it as well. I never thought of boosting the contrast in the flower; I'll give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

Will from Gainesville, United States

i love the color...cool shot!

28 May 2008 7:22pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

looks just like a watercolor painting, great accident.

28 May 2008 7:39pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

nice, it does have sort of a water color look to it. i might've tried saturating the purples a bit more and taking out a bit of the yellows in the background? not sure how that'd look though.

28 May 2008 10:38pm

@danthro: Yeah, I'd like to tweak this a bit more when I get a chance. At first, I liked the softness of the colors, but after your and 12bit's suggestion, I'd like to play with the contrast a bit more. Thanks!

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Canon EOS 30D
1/1250 second
F/1.8
ISO 100
50 mm