New England Aster * by Canon DSLR Challenge


25-OCT-2006	Mary Anne

One of the last wildflowers still blooming here in late October.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/200s f/5.6 at 55.0mm iso200 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 18:18
Lovely Aster Mary Anne, and I like the composition and colors here. The dying flowers and leaves really do give the feeling of summer being over and winter coming. Nice one! CJ

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Oct-2006 19:40
Beautiful color and composition. --Melanie

jbhgmvo		28-Oct-2006 17:40
Flower shots rarely tell a story, but a few good ones do. I think this one fits quite nicely into your "great entries" category ;)

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Oct-2006 13:22
At this time of year, our plants are all pretty well spent. This one was actually the best bloom I could find, but I do like its imperfect quality, especially paired with the leaf in the background. I'm glad you guys like it. Not having the equipment or the PS skills of so many others here, I come along on these challenge rides mainly to learn and to be impressed with all the great entries. :-) --Mary Anne

photokhan		28-Oct-2006 10:32
Did you target this one because it is missing some petals? Because, if you did, you really hit "bulls eye"...The missing petals just "make" the photo. Quite beautiful... (If the lower branch and leaf was also OOF, it would be just perfect) PK

ctfchallenge		28-Oct-2006 02:02
This is beautiful Mary Anne! jano

jnconradie		27-Oct-2006 09:12
Beautiful and sensitive... lovely and fragile... I like it! Regards ~jnconradie