Spider Lily - Repost


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Description

Part of the landscaping in Ko Olina, Oahu, HI. These spider lilies were amazing. I loved the delicate designs and the bright colors.

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Any comments are appreciated. Thanks for taking a look. I’m not sure the repost really improves much, other than my finding several ants to clone out. I selected the whites and tried to make sure levels and detail were as good as they could be.

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Canon R6Mii, f5.6, 1/250s, iso 400, -1 EV, 100-500 lens at 254mm.


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Another beautifully presented image that makes me long to return to Hawaii. It is a very special place. Family health problems keep us from returning. Thank you for your Hawaii images.

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Ed, this is gorgeous! You picked a perfect bloom
(I remember Catherine Reilly telling me when I first started with flowers, to find a perfect bloom first)
Fabulous colours and perfect BG and whites.
Maybe just a little tight inthe frame. I know it’s always tempting to crop in with a subject like this.
Sweet image, and I echo Jim’s thanks for all the great Hawaii images.

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Ed, a beautiful photo of a beautiful flower. You did a good job as this flower isn’t easy to take and process.

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This is really nice, Ed. I like the composition a lot and as noted the flower is in a nearly perfect stage for photography. I don’t know if it’s possible, but I could see trying to tease a little texture out of the open petals, but it’s quite possible that there just isn’t enough there.

Ed: A really tough flower to shoot. Here you have a good combination of pristine bloom, enough room to get it all in and a complementary BG. Well seen and superbly captured. >=))>

Thank you very much everyone. @Jim_Gavin, @SandyR-B, @Giuseppe_Guadagno, @Dennis_Plank, and @Bill_Fach. I did a retouch on the whites, but wasn’t able to make much change in it. Probably a little too much shadow to start with.