Raising Hibiscus

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Hibiscus Bud.jpg
Hibiscus Bud.jpg3352×2448 1.85 MB

Green Eyes.jpg
Green Eyes.jpg2820×2388 1.41 MB

Green Eyed

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Description

I’ve been watching this Hibiscus grow and really liked the buds shape, color, texture and movement. Then yesterday it bloomed. The flower is about 8 inches across. I was using my 100 MACRO so i couldn’t get a good full picture. I was taking different shots from different angels. Then I saw the eyes and nose and had to take more shots. I wanted to show the stamen clearly and get the eyes with some blur too. I went back out this morning but it had rained last night and claimed the flower. They don’t live long but they sure are pretty while they last.

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All help and suggestions welcome. I have more buds that will bloom. Did I crop too much?

Technical Details

Canon 5DSR, 100 MACRO , hand held… 400 ISO

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John: Not sure what happened here but the colors look way over-saturated and the whites on the anthers and tips of the stigma are completely blown. Tone these down and I think you have a worthy subject and a fairly good comp. >=))>

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Your right Bill, I tried to make something out of a simple pic. I did too much playing around in PS and blew it out.

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Those eyes in the second image are so cool Skip. Way to see them! I also like the unopened buds and the tentacles of the first one.