Sublime Beauty + Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted September 26, 201090 views14 comments

Nikon D300, Sigma 150. F/3.5, 1/640, ISO 200.

I was amazed at the color of these roses, and tried to capture them to the best of my ability. It was windy and overcast so I had to up the speed to 1/640sec @F/3.5. These roses had beautiful color I have never seen. I hope I captured some of their beauty. Comments appreciated.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 26, 2010 at 8:04 PM

My first thought was of opals I've seen Albert. Love the color and textures and the bg separation is excellent. I wouldn't mind a crop from the sides but I'm not suggesting it either. Beautiful image.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 26, 2010 at 8:13 PM

The colors in these are great! And the soft light brings it out beautifully. The 3 roses makes for a strong composition, too. You might try Pat's crop suggestion, but still excellent as is.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 26, 2010 at 8:27 PM

Albert, you're right, the colours are fantastic. Peach parfait.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 26, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Albert:
Lovely colors indeed, peachy pink. Strong triangular shape comp and nice bg. Might be tempted to clone out the highly reflective drops.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 26, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Elegant, elegant color, Albert. Do cut one and take it indoors to really do justice to it.

Beautiful separation from the background.

My 2-cents on framing would be to crop but only from the right. That would provide you with a beautiful slightly lop-side upside-down V as a composition and the branch in the LR corner would draw the eye in from that corner to the roses.

Just lovely.

Yes, you captured some of their beauty.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM

The color is very pretty Albert and I think that you captured it well. My only suggestion would be on comp - to have the blooms a bit less centered in the frame.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 26, 2010 at 11:43 PM

Albert: Beautiful flowers indeed and a fine capture. A crop to 5:4 would work better for me. >=))>

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 27, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Ditto what others have mentioned - pretty colours but the comp could be a bit different.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on September 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM

I'll go along with the others about the crop. Great looking colors.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 28, 2010 at 9:38 AM

Very nice Albert.
May

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 28, 2010 at 10:27 AM

A delightful feeling of vulnerability about this, Albert - I am not quite sure why !! Maybe the depth and openness of the bg which seems to isolate the flowers. Very beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 28, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Here's a cropped version.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on October 1, 2010 at 12:12 PM

My favorite flower. Wonderful color and good work.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 3, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Albert: 2 thumbs up on the repost. >=))>

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