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Rich Westfall | all galleries >> Galleries >> spring_2007 > March 23, 2007 - Early Beauty
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March 23, 2007 - Early Beauty

Cloudy today, but warm, with highs in the 70's. Expecting more showers today. With the rain we got last night and the warm temps, everything is greening up and blooming. These (which I think are Magnolia trees) bloom early and are very delicate. Any cold weather or frost will make them turn brown. So the trick is to catch them when they reach full bloom but before they are bitten. I caught this one in such a state.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/100s f/20.0 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Linda Hendry28-Mar-2007 12:34
Beautiful star magnolia ... very nice shot!!
Guest 27-Mar-2007 03:40
The petal look like silk! Superb bokeh.
Terri Steele25-Mar-2007 16:48
Lovely blossom ;)
Wei O'Connell25-Mar-2007 02:36
Beautiful image. Excellent exposure and great DOF. vote
Greg Harp25-Mar-2007 00:55
Beautifully done.
Simon Chandler24-Mar-2007 03:12
Very beautiful. Excellent background too.
bob_r24-Mar-2007 01:31
Very nice, Rich. Wonderful DOF.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)24-Mar-2007 00:28
Beautiful exposure on the whites Rich, lovely flower.......Jess
s_barbour24-Mar-2007 00:17
Excellent capture of this beautiful blossom!
Guest 23-Mar-2007 23:27
Beautiful whites and excellent DOF!
Victoria23-Mar-2007 20:56
Purely wonderful
Jay Levin23-Mar-2007 18:49
Very beautiful, Rich. The texture and color are perfect.
fdt23-Mar-2007 18:45
Excellent shot! f
Char23-Mar-2007 18:16
Hi Rich,
This is definitely perfect! Fabulous background.
Ulla Kruys23-Mar-2007 18:15
Lovely sharp capture of this Magnolia flower!
chrisse23-Mar-2007 18:11
It's the Magnolia Stellata (Star Magnolia), a very beautiful flower. Mine isn't this far yet. Grfeat exposure on the white flower here.
chrisse
Guest 23-Mar-2007 16:10
Very nice image, spring is here.
Fong Lam23-Mar-2007 15:32
Nice textures on the whites, Rich. A beautiful macro shot. Vote
Guest 23-Mar-2007 15:12
beautiful, great dof,love the contrast and your music.
Tom Munson23-Mar-2007 15:09
Terrific image Rich, and great job on the whites. V
Bryan Murahashi23-Mar-2007 14:54
Beautiful capture of this Spring blossom.
Bob Moul23-Mar-2007 14:03
Very nice, Rich. Keep spring headed my way. Can't wait! :)
Katie Chew23-Mar-2007 13:42
Beautiful
CIS23-Mar-2007 12:56
...and what a beauty you caught in time. The whites are well captured!
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