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Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.
Image Title:  Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.
 
 By: Estevao Jose  
  Copyright ©2003



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Photographer Estevao Jose {K:6115}
Project N/A Camera Model Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F707
Categories Florals
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 2-2,4/9,7-48,5
Uploaded 5/18/2003 Film / Memory Type ISO 100
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 1479 Shutter 1/1000
Favorites Aperture f8
Critiques 91 Rating
6.02
/ 49 Ratings
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About "Angiospermae - Liliaceae family, Sin. Crinum africanum L., Known popularly in Brazil as: agapanto. Herbaceous, perennial, with a lot of flowers, erect, original of South Africa, with 30-60 cm of height, with leaves in sheet, long, fleshy, glabra and ornamental". Photo done outdoors, with use of the standard flash and without difuser. This specimen still with the buds only, when I executed this shot. Thank you for its comment, you are always well coming!!!
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There are 91 Comments in 1 Pages
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Nando Mondino   {K:14016} 5/18/2003
Excellent macro!


r r   {K:1875} 5/18/2003
Excellent macro !! Good colors. Sharp image. Background fits to the image very well. I like it a lot. Regards, P.Bly.


Marcio Cabral   {K:12493} 5/18/2003
Perfeita Estevão, composição e cores maravilhosas! P@rabéns!


Rui Palha   {K:13851} 5/18/2003
This is an excellent flower.


Marianne Archer   {K:926} 5/18/2003
Wow! So perfect!


Carole Bradford   {K:10715} 5/18/2003
An excellent macro! Beautiful colours and so sharp! Well done!


John Hatziemmanouil   {K:40580} 5/18/2003
Absolutely excellent photo. Great lighting and focus. Very good exposure and nice composition.


Paulo Gama   {K:5067} 5/18/2003
Elegante e maravilhosa como sempre. Saudações rubro-negras!!


Berenice Kauffmann Abud (AFIAP/2004)   {K:3147} 5/18/2003
Great work, Estevão! It's wonderful!!!! Congrats!


ARMINDO LOPES   {K:2436} 5/18/2003
Aqui estou meu velho amigo! Como sempre, com alguns problemas para comentar esta tua foto. Isto, porque como em quási todas, vejo-me obrigado a repetir o repetido. Esta por exemplo, é mais uma foto sensacional que está boa de tudo, composição, foco, textura, cores, luz e... que mais posso dizer meu cara? Te deixo com um forte abraço.


Pedro Libório   {K:53861} 5/18/2003
olá meu caro...como sempre, trabalho fabuloso..composição cuidada, definição soberba, cores de sonho...dá gosto ver fotos assim!
grande abraço.


judy ben joud   {K:4160} 5/18/2003
wonderful macro


ml D   {K:2787} 5/18/2003
Perfect beauty !


Karen Johnson   {K:2951} 5/18/2003
Wonderful work, perfect sharpness and detail and beautifully lit, well done.


Alex Uchôa   {K:18547} 5/18/2003
O rei da macrofotografia de flores ataca novamente. E para variar com um trabalho primoroso com uma nitidez tremenda e perfeito domínio da luz. Na minha opinião o seu melhor trabalho, amigo. Parabéns. Abraço, Alex.


Marco Grandi   {K:16680} 5/18/2003
Another great macro,Estevao!Splendid light and perfect detail!My best congrats!
Un abbraccio,Marco.


Leslie Cohelan   {K:20887} 5/18/2003
Excellent Estevao...beautiful crisp clarity and excellent lighting show this magnificent speciment off well...hope you will take it in full bloom as well


Jim F   {K:8625} 5/18/2003
Wonderful crisp macro with fantastic focus, colors and composition!!


Jenny Fone   {K:28} 5/18/2003
Great shot. Excellent details and texture.


Duan Dan   {K:20} 5/18/2003
Beautiful macro. Wonderful details. Regards.


Sandor Szollos   {K:7681} 5/19/2003
Very good work! Congrat! Regards


Yati Oliver   {K:427} 5/19/2003
Nice composition. Beautiful details and colour.


Valter de Castro   {K:4079} 10/5/2003
Grande Estevão, o que dizer de mais um maravilhoso registro.forte abraço meu amigo..


- simos -   {K:10714} 5/20/2003
Excellent! great light and composition.
regards, simo


Lise Sørensen   {K:53} 5/20/2003
My dear friend. What a beautiful flower. Couldn?t be better!! You are an excellent artist with a camera. Keep going!! Big danish hug for you, Lise


Marjorie Wallace   {K:91} 5/20/2003
Beautifully composed with original presentation of one of our most beautiful flowers. This is just exquisite.


Luc VN   {K:824} 5/20/2003
Excellent picture & Macro. I love the detail of the plant(Flower) and you can truly feel its texture. Regards, Luc VN


Maurilio Ultramari   {K:8200} 5/20/2003
Great image! Excelente macro meu caro! Background perfeito. Sony is Sony né!!


Barb Langer   {K:438} 5/20/2003
Perfectly beautiful as always, my dear friend. :)


Astrid Koszarek   {K:9} 5/20/2003
Really great photo :)


Manfred Bachmann   {K:239} 5/20/2003
Very beautiful work!:) regards manfred
Thanks for your mail!


Linda Spencer   {K:100} 5/20/2003
Stunning capture Estevao. Wonderful detail and sharpness. Excellent lighting techniques giving beautiful highlights to the bloom. One of my favorite colors...purple and lavender. Expertly composed and presented.
Your AZ fan,
Linda


Dee Fan   {K:146} 5/20/2003
Beautiful, just perfect, Estevao Jose! Thank you for inviting me to this website.


Teunis Haveman   {K:52851} 5/21/2003
Estevano, thanks for share to me your site , whit beautiful Flower
Teunis


T Glow   {K:14955} 5/21/2003
Suas macros são fabulosas!!! cores e composição 100! Abraço.


Nancy Liu   {K:1903} 5/21/2003
what a wonderful macro this is, with such beautiful detail and sharpness, and of course, the color is just perfect!


Jose Rasquinho   {K:12128} 5/22/2003
Estevão estive vendo as tuas flores, que não conhecia, e acheias simplesmente maravilhosas.Ainda para melhor, com a descrição da planta.Também gosto muito de flores, e penso que vou aprender muito com o teu trabalho, pelo que vou colocar você nos meus favoritos.Um abração


Paolo Quarantelli   {K:4130} 5/22/2003
Another great macro, Estevao! Bravissimo, ciao.


Kaj Nielsen   {K:15279} 5/22/2003
WONDERFUL WORK..............Regards Kaj Nielsen


Marianne Skriver   {K:3} 5/23/2003
Once more you did it. You know how much I love your picures of flowers, not to mention the ones with flowers and insects.

Hugs and kisses
Marianne


Jytte Kristensen   {K:446} 5/24/2003
well, since I cannot rate this picture, for whatever reason, I can only say, that it is very nice composed, sharp and great colours


Vitor Azinheira   {K:2339} 5/24/2003
Bom registo desta foto com cores e um detalhe muito bom,boa composicao,um grande abraco e um obrigado pelos comentarios.


Edeltraud Vinckx   {K:5559} 5/24/2003
wow, this is a grandios macro...


Stephan Roscher   {K:176} 5/24/2003
A wonderful blossom composition, great colors & fantastic sharpness resp. very good DOF!


Giorgio Pieroni   {K:9} 5/24/2003
very elegant still life


Dr. Rafael Springmann   {K:87615} 5/24/2003
Congratulations, Estavo.



Jorge Vasconcelos   {K:33746} 5/24/2003
Meu caro amigo Estevão,tenho imenso orgulho nesta distinção bem mercedida.Como teu amigo, desde os tempos do Webshots,passando por outros e tendo te dado o pequeno empurrão para estares aqui, repito,tenho enorme prazer em ver o teu valor, a tua qualidade , reconhecida.Parabens , meu amigo, corinthiano ,brasileiro,
jorge


dave jones   {K:608} 5/24/2003
very good lighting


Syble Morgano   {K:3} 5/24/2003
Awesome shot!!! You always do a great job on your photos and this is a beauty.Congratulations on your being featured today!!!! Syble


Richard Panneel   {K:192} 5/24/2003
hello José, you always have knew to find with the flowers a complicity that allows you to make magnificent photos of which you have the secret!!, you made good work; Bravo!!, regards and see you later, your friend of Belgium; Richard


Maurilio Ultramari   {K:8200} 5/24/2003
Congratulations!


D Battag   {K:4} 5/24/2003
Beautiful capture and outstanding detail. Thanks for the invitation as I did not know this site existed.


Peter Schwarz   {K:82} 5/24/2003
Wonderful lighting, colors, textures and great sharpness/clarity, beautifully composed - excellent work!


T Glow   {K:14955} 5/24/2003
Parabéns por essa merecidíssima primeira página ! Abraço!


Evy Johansen   {K:667} 5/24/2003
Excellent - congratulations! - Evy


Allen Aisenstein   {K:5652} 5/24/2003
Outstanding work!


Lise Sørensen   {K:53} 5/24/2003
My dear friend. Congratulations on being featured today. It is very well deserved!!! It?s an excellent picture. I?m sure that this will not be the last time we see you being featured. You are a true artist with your camera. The very best regards, Lise


Leslie Cohelan   {K:20887} 5/24/2003
Congratulations Estevao!...and well deserved it is...


Marília Ferraz   {K:-4496} 5/24/2003
Olá Estevao,
fantástica definição nesta foto do nosso agapanto.
Gosto muito do enquadramento, pois deixa espaço para ela se "abrir" em flor.
Tons e luz perfeitos.
Uma jóia de foto.
Um abraço,
Marilia


Marcio Cabral   {K:12493} 5/24/2003
Parabéns pela foto do dia Estevão, vou incluir em minhas favoritas! Um abraço!


Ranae Fitzgerald   {K:1093} 5/24/2003
Estaveo Jose! Congratulations on beingfeatured today! This is such a beautiful photo. I love the color and the detail! As usual you have done a wonderful job! Please do not remove me from your list of invitees. I appreciate seeing all of your works. Thank you for the invite today, and again congratulations! Warm wishes and hugs from Indiana, USA....Ranae


Amir Lala   {K:259} 5/24/2003
Beautiful work. Lovely macro. Regards.


Jette Strøm   {K:26} 5/24/2003
very beautifuld work, excellent , regard Jette


Manfred Bachmann   {K:239} 5/24/2003
Fantastic work my friend! :-)
Absolutly superb quality and wonderful composed work! Congrats and best regards, manfred


Ute Enderer   {K:1516} 5/24/2003
excellent shot Estevao, congrats!
regards, Ute


Mark Plonsky   {K:545} 5/24/2003
Very crisp and beautiful image. Congrats.


Judy Kessler   {K:6316} 5/24/2003
Splendid work. Congratulations kind sir!


Fabio Cerati   {K:3138} 5/24/2003
NOTA DEZ!!!


Inger Haga   {K:43} 5/24/2003
Just perfect!


Flávio Bragante   {K:84} 5/24/2003
Magnífica macro. Parabéns.


Nelson Ricciardi   {K:65} 5/24/2003
Maravilhoso. Parabéns pelo reconhecimento merecido.


MEmar ME   {K:12557} 5/24/2003
Oá Estevão:
Parabéns por esta excelente destinção. Ela é bem merecida porque não só esta imagem como todas as que nos oferecem são altos momentos de fotografia que encantam o meu olhar.
Um sorriso.


RosaMaria F. S. Faria   {K:1281} 5/24/2003
Parabéns !!!!!!
Mereceu mesmo....linda a foto.
Definição, cores, enquadramento, tudo perfeito.
Abraços


michelle k.   {K:16270} 5/24/2003
oooooooo pretty.... lovely curves... lovely color... hi estevao : ) hope you're well, sir.


Pete Pantsari   {K:4196} 5/24/2003
A perfect floral macro in every respect Estevao. Exceptionally fine work on this one. All of your macros are beautiful.


Kimberly Fisher   {K:482} 5/24/2003
Estevao, Congrats on making the front page today. Well deserved. I love this photo. Thanks so much for telling me about this sight. It is so nice to be able to express ones feelings again and not just technical stuff all the time. Some times one just like the feeling they get from the photo. Yours always makes me think of spring and the beauty it brings. Thanks for sharing this lovely photo with us.
Your friend Kimberly


Onur Aydin   {K:9815} 5/24/2003
It's my favorite flower :) I have it on my portfolio under the name "my name is alien". Such an amazing flower :)

Regards; Onur.


Marga Wiebenga   {K:7} 5/25/2003
Beautiful colors and very good sharpness!


Rod McLeod   {K:677} 5/25/2003
A wonderful macro image,very sharp detail and excellent texture captured,good light use and well presented,good work,Regards,Rod.


Kazik Janeczko   {K:1558} 5/26/2003
Greet Estevão. To meet from photosigu old familiar pleasantly. Excellent image, nice colors and detail, good presentation. Congratulations on excellent work! Regards, Kazik.


Hayri CALISKAN   {K:16203} 5/28/2003
Fantastic colours and details.
Regards, Hayri.


Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:94480} 5/28/2003
superb.marvelous colors.you may look my portafolio.


Arturo Nahum   {K:959} 6/1/2003
very elegant work. superb colors and light


Judia Deal   {K:26} 6/3/2003
Estevao,
This a gorgeous shot. You've come a long way since you started posting photos. I love this one. Judia



Diana Wiersma   {K:26404} 6/17/2003
Great colors, great composition! Here and there a little bit too sharp I think, nut still a great picture.


Joksa Juoperi   {K:13473} 6/30/2003
Excellent! Regards, Joksa.


Gabriella Carta   {K:22879} 10/13/2003
eheheheh this flower I also have him me and it is really stupendous, both when it is still a bud both when it is completely in bloom. Good job, good!


Jose Neto   {K:144} 11/19/2003
Linda foto...


xy x   {K:41915} 12/23/2003
Fantastic macro and wondeful lily, nice colour tones and details, perfect done, congrats!
My dear Estevão, so you still here, i'm so glad! I think that you are beautiful with red cheeks, so i give you more warm kisses to remands you on me and strong and the biggest hugs just for you! Be well, have a good trip and much pleasant time, with thinking on you!
Bye my heart and see you soon!


Linda Spencer   {K:100} 1/11/2004
A favorite of mine! Glorious colors of lilac to purple, presented so beautifully against the dark background. Expertly photographed and presented.
Linda


Ilona Krijgsman   {K:10405} 5/29/2004
perfect shot.....wonderful purple color with a lot of detail...


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