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Bird of Paradise


Bird of Paradise
Photo Information
Copyright: Nap Niyomtham (napdsp) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 2 N: 105] (622)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10-01
Categories: Nature, Macro, Abstract
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, RAW @ ISO 100
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/45 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): One Good Macro [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-03 17:32
Viewed: 650
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Repost Note:
Canon just came out with a better RAW procecssing utility called Digital Photo Professional so I decided to use use it to proess my old photo. Personally, I think it did a good job with the contrast. I also decide to crop the photo a little and frame it. I hope this is a big improvement.

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Original Note:

The Bird of Paradise is a beautiful flower, native to South Africa. It is a large tropical herb, a member of the banana family. The scientific name is Strelitzia Reginae.

The colors of my neighbor's flowers are so vibrant that I decided to experiment with this abstract shot.

To achieve this, I use a 100mm macro lens on a Canon EOS 10D. In reality, a 100mm macro lens has a 1.6x factor FOV on a 10D (because its sensor is not full frame-sized (35 mm equivalent). Therefore, my 100mm macro lens becomes 160mm on a 10D.

I chose to take the picture on a late cloudy afternoon, using a wide-open aparture (f/2.8) and a low shutter speed (1/45) to get shallow depth of field with the help of a tripod for steadiness. Then I used a build-in TTL flash (with lower intensity setting) so that the blackground is dark and the subject's colors are preserved.
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Hi Nap,
This is a very artistic composition with great soft colors and good POV. Lightning is great. This looks a bit like a painting. Well done and well seen, TFS,
Claudine

Very artistic. nice macro shot! ^^

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  • ose Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 508 W: 0 N: 18] (5420)
  • [2006-09-04 14:13]

Hi Nap
Good colourful composition. Great colours, sharpnes on part of it.
Well done Nap

osse

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  • Tintin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2198 W: 267 N: 345] (1982)
  • [2006-09-04 19:58]

Very artistic & creative way to present a simple bird of the paradise, Nap. I really like you very shallow DOF creating an almost abstract picture of this flower. Well done!

Hi Nap,
The colours are superb. excellent lighting and shallow DOF.
Well composed and well framed

TFS. have a great week.

Hi Nap

The colors are terrific here
I love the look of the image.

Thanks for sharing this beauty

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5680 W: 197 N: 2412] (9527)
  • [2006-09-05 13:08]

Hello Nap,

Beautiful shot, very artistic and creative, I like this flower, of any angle she is beautiful. Colors and details are beautiful! Congratulations

Sérgio

very cool abstract image here Nap :)
love the use of colors
excellent work, points later, all out :)

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  • jacobo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 666 W: 31 N: 673] (4875)
  • [2006-09-06 18:18]

beautiful colours.
Well done

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2006-09-15 3:50]

Beautiful colours shot Nap, vibrant, artristic and POV...good job! Thanks for sharing,

Cheers,
Sweety

p.s thanks for your visit on my "Tribute to Steve Irwin"

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2733 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2007-01-03 14:06]

This is a real improvement compared to the same picture posted previously! The colors are just gorgeous! Beautiful light! You created a vcery nice abstract photographic "painting"! Nice photo gallery! Tfs!
Michel

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