Beauty from the Beast

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

Chrissy has been acquiring a nice collection of cacti and succulents. We have had this bunch of pincushion cacti for several years and it has never flowered. This year there are a bunch of buds but only this one has gone beyond the bud stage and produced a flower. It was much more than I had expected. Alas it only lasted a couple days before withering but I had two days of good sessions with it. For a look at the “Beast” go here All comments welcome. >=))>

Technical Details

Sony A7RIII
Sony 70-200 f2.8 GM-II @ 140mm
ISO 1600, 1/1000 @ f4, 9 image stack

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This is gorgeous, Bill. The flower’s shape is perfect. I like the complimentary color in the background. It’s terrific in every regard.

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This is outstanding Bill. The colors and DOF are perfect. Great title. Too bad they fade so quickly. Hopefully you’ll get more soon.

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Gorgeous flower, Bill, and very well photographed. Your stack worked perfectly to get the whole thing crisp and leave that thorny background well muted.

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This truly is as good as it gets for closeup / macro work, Bill. The detail, color, lighting is perfect… :sunglasses:

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All said above Bill, an amazing image and flower! :clap:

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What a wonderful flower. It looks so delicate. I love the intricate details in the center. And, of course, I love it because it’s pink.

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Aesthetically and technically superb. Beautiful.