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09-SEP-2012 Karen Stuebing

Cardinal Flower

West Virginia

Submitted for the September PAD, "Natural Abstracts & Altered Reality"

Others can be seen here.

Pentax K10D ,Pentax SMC K-A 35-70 f/4 Macro
1/20s f/4.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Buz Kiefer12-Sep-2012 20:26
Well positioned. V
Ann...12-Sep-2012 17:29
Vivid colour and great detail.
Karin Doeling11-Sep-2012 20:53
Beautiful! Sharp, perfect DOF, great colours.
wernere0111-Sep-2012 17:07
Great flower shot. Like the fantastic colour contrast. v
LynnH11-Sep-2012 15:35
I can see where it gets its name. Nice sharp and well composed image. V
borisalex11-Sep-2012 12:07
The red and greens are just popping, a wonderful digonal composition of this majestic plant/flower! V.
carol j. phipps10-Sep-2012 22:45
Lovely!
Martin Lamoon10-Sep-2012 20:18
A mosty amazing and vibrant flower, great work to make it stand out so well from the background. V
Terry Sprague10-Sep-2012 17:30
Stunning capture of Lobelia cardinalis, beautiful clarity and brilliant color.
bill friedlander10-Sep-2012 17:17
Lovely vibrant reds for high impact. It goes nicely with soft green background. V
Guest 10-Sep-2012 15:23
The fantastic DOF allows you to show off this beautiful red flower at it's best. v
Fong Lam10-Sep-2012 15:09
The vibrant red stands out against the lush green backdrop...a lovely composition..V
Colin Storey10-Sep-2012 10:12
Superb colours and excellent dof. v
Helen Betts10-Sep-2012 09:07
Love the dramatic color contrast and the diagonal composition. Beautiful image, Karen! V.
Tom LeRoy10-Sep-2012 08:44
Red is the word, this is a marvel of color. Fine background in green. V
Mairéad10-Sep-2012 08:28
Great colour contrasts in this.
Randy Adams10-Sep-2012 08:04
Beautiful Karen..nice color contrast! V
Mieke WA Minkjan10-Sep-2012 08:01
wonderful image Karen!
Mike H.10-Sep-2012 07:59
The red really stands out; nicely managed, Karen!!
cits_4_pets10-Sep-2012 06:43
nice capture, I find flowers like these are hard to get a good shot...great job! excellent
globalgadabout10-Sep-2012 04:15
great how it slashes across the screen with such vivid colour..admirable clarity here too...V
Peggy W10-Sep-2012 03:01
Love the vibrant red against the lush green background.
V
larose forest photos10-Sep-2012 01:08
Gorgeous composition and shot. These are always a treat to see in the wild, so exotic looking in their vivid red colour. V
janescottcumming10-Sep-2012 00:55
I see why it is called a Cardinal flower. Very pretty. V
Frank Brault10-Sep-2012 00:54
Beautiful diagonal composition with gorgeous vivid colors. V
John King10-Sep-2012 00:12
Gorgeous flower photo with brilliant colour and clarity. V.
Walter Otto Koenig10-Sep-2012 00:02
Beautiful vibrant red, contrasts so nicely with the green. Very clear and sharp. "V"
Sheila09-Sep-2012 23:27
Stunning colour. It looks like a Lobelia. Great detail, Karen.
laine09-Sep-2012 22:07
My favourite colour, such a pretty shot, Karen.
Guest 09-Sep-2012 22:04
Great! V.