Queensland Lacebark Fallen Blossoms - New Order

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Description

This was from nine years ago at the Huntington Library and Gardens in June. I loved the scattered blossoms against the dried out leaves across this huge area under the Queensland Lacebark trees.

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Crops and compositions? Angles? Colors? Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

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  1. Canon 40D, f22, 1/15 s, iso 100, -1 ev, 24-105 at 32mm, timer on a bean bag
  2. 1/60 s, 28mm, timer on bean bag on a backpack on the ground.

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Both of these work for me, Ed, with a slight preference for the second as being a more artistic (read less conventional) presentation. The detail in both is excellent as are the other technical details.

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Cool, thank you @Dennis_Plank. I’ve been there many times and never seen this carpet of fallen flowers like this since.