Carnival

Gallery: FloraPosted September 2, 201079 views21 comments

Nikon D300, Sigma 150. F/10, 0.62sec, ISO 200.

I see a carnival barker in this image, or at least a carnival atmosphere. Comments appreciated.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 2, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Carnival barker...cookie monster in costume.....crop for abstracts....wow you can do lots with this shot Albert. You might wan tto try a curves adjustment to give the image a little more pop. Hopefully this was taken after the rain or go dry off that canera and lens LOL

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 2, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Love the colors, layer effect and of course the water drops, Albert

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 2, 2010 at 9:51 PM

Great light, color, and lines, Albert. Wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 2, 2010 at 10:22 PM

This is great--but i would like it much more with the bg cropped out, so its all warm flower petals.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 2, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Albert,

I love the flower and droplets but in this case I agree with Stan. I think I'd like a tighter crop to eliminate the bg. Beautiful rich color and the lines of the petals are really nice.

Pat

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 2, 2010 at 10:57 PM

To Pat and Stan: I wanted a carnival mood for this presentation. and to me the black B.G. gives it this mood

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 2, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Bejeweled ... lusterous with droplet crystals. Nicely done. I would even go so far as to clone out the black spots on rt side just it all appear more clear looking...purely a personal tweak...

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 3, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Albert:
Love the refreshing drops and the luscious pastel colored petals.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 3, 2010 at 2:13 AM

Neat shot, Albert.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on September 3, 2010 at 2:45 AM

Very nice colours but IMO a bit oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 3, 2010 at 3:03 AM

Marvelous! The droplets add a lot to this.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on September 3, 2010 at 6:49 AM

Wow, great work, Albert !!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 3, 2010 at 8:19 AM

Great DOF and a superb image.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on September 3, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Very Nice Albert, the delicate colors and shading on the petal is exquisite and the droplets of course are the icing on the shot. Well seen,

and captured ( pre and post).

Paul

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 3, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Now that you mention carnival I can see cotton candy and rides and candied apples, all roaming through the image. I agree with Stan's suggestion, though.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM

This is both cool, droplets, and warming. Fantastic detail against the dark BG and it all is working so well.
Congrats on this beauty!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 3, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Lovely jewels, Albert. I agree. There is a definite excitement to this image because of the color range IMO. Nice contribution.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on September 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM

Beautiful image Albert. Nice color and of course, the water drops make it sing.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 5, 2010 at 12:52 AM

Albert: Interesting take and an effective image. I would be inclined to crop this tighter and fill the frame. >=))>