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© Chris Budny
Deluxe Website: chrisbudny.com

Lifecycle: IV

Uploaded: August 20, 2007 04:12:56

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The Seed Cup

EF100, f/2.8, 1/800th Second, -2/3ev, ISO100, RAW, tripod
The final image of four, documenting the various stages of a lotus flower's progress from bud to seed.
I'm preparing a collage of all four images, for upload in September.
07/10 Finalist - Theme (Circle)

Comments

Jennifer L. Alder August 20, 2007

Excellent macro, Chris!! Terrific clarity, color, comp and detail! :) #718623

Nikki McDonald level-classic August 20, 2007

Excellent clarity, Chris. I love seeing the seeds so clearly and the light coming through the back of the pod at the top. Great greens, too. Wonderful series. #4672029

Joy Rector August 20, 2007

awesome detail #4672190

Autum Rhoades August 20, 2007

Wow - this is fantastic! Great clarity, color, and concept. Awesome! #4672685

Jillian Danielson August 20, 2007

Great job,Chris!!! Did awesome on this series! #4672950

Diane Davis August 20, 2007

Wow Chris, Fabulous job on all 4 images. Beautiful lighting and detail all around. I'm a big fan of macro, and you do a super job...love your gallery! #4672957

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict August 20, 2007

This is a wonderful series Christopher, very well done...Dominick #4673010

Amber Kennedy August 20, 2007

Superb macro and great colors! #4673324

Mitch Spence level-classic August 20, 2007

Truly beautiful, Chris. You know, the seeds look almost like blueberries, don't they? #4673600

Michelle L. Frick August 20, 2007

Wow, wow, wow! Love it Chris! I can't wait to see the collage version. All four images are just stunning! #4673666

Janine Russell level-deluxe August 20, 2007

Chris, excellent color, detail, clarity, textures and lighting. #4673683

Dr Silly level-classic August 20, 2007

Awesome series. :O)
#4674151

Susie Peek-Swint August 20, 2007

Fantastic series Chris ~ love the detail and colour ~ well done! #4674500

Paul Michko August 20, 2007

So cool, Christopher. #4675018

Dolly L. Davis August 20, 2007

Awesome series, Christopher! Excellent detail, color, comp on them all! Great work! #4675042

Pat Gamwell August 20, 2007

If I could capture pics with your perfection, I would glue the lens to my eye!!! SUPERB! All 4 are winners! #4676357

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 21, 2007

Thank you all SO much for the encouragement on this image as well as the series! I didn't plan the shots as a series, but in review at home, I noticed that I had alternating portrait-landscape images that captured these 4 stages, and the idea took hold. #4677240

John Caruso August 21, 2007

I just love this whole series. I think it's fantastic the way you've presented them all like this. I particularly like this one for the comp, color, DOF, and detail! #4679769

Don Johnson level-classic August 21, 2007

Even when you are taking photos of something that is not a flower, you produce a wonderful image. Nice job of producing something many would pass by. #4679796

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 21, 2007

Thank you, John & Don! This is cropped from a much wider original comp; I had the seed cup centered against a deep recess of a giant lotus leaf (the green bg you see here) looking sort of like some kind of alien megaphone, or Elizabethan ruffle... But in the end, I much preferred this tight crop, and thanks to that fantastic 100mm lens, the clarity was there. #4680145

Melissa G. Meiselman August 13, 2010

Congratulations, Christopher on this stunning finalist!!! #8825445

Nikki McDonald level-classic August 13, 2010

Wonderful image, Chris -- always has been! So glad to see it get the recognition it deserves. Congratulations and good luck in the next round. #8825517

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 14, 2010

Thanks so much, Melissa & Nikki! #8830155

Patti Coblentz August 15, 2010

This is just amazing, Chris...congratulations on this and all of your finalists! #8834871

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 15, 2010

Thank you Patricia! #8835252

Datha Y. Thompson August 15, 2010

Congratulations Chris!! :) #8837729

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 15, 2010

Thanks, Datha! #8837766

Claudine Grove level-classic August 16, 2010

Congrats Chris, great close-up! #8839786

Chris Budny level-deluxe August 16, 2010

Thank you, Claudine! #8841566

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