White Anemone

Gallery: FloraPosted December 5, 201060 views5 comments

A friend of mine gave me dozens of these white anemone plants last spring. Even with our very hot summer, our plants grew to over 5 feet high. Here is the last anemone before our snow showers hit this afternoon. Hard to believe that it's early December and I still had these lovely flowers. Unusual for us here in Western North Carolina.

Camera is a Nikon D70, handheld, no special filters.

As always, comments and critiques are most appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 5, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Barbara: When this first opened I thought it was a lensbaby shot but on closer inspection I can tell its not. The center is a bit soft but this looks like a processing issue to me and not a problem with the capture. I like the comp and subject a lot. I also like your whites. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on December 6, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Really nicely composed and captured Barbara. Well done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 6, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Very nicely done Barbara. I might sharpen the center a little and/or play with curves in LR or PS to make this pop a touch more. Excellent whites mgt and good composition. I like the image as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 6, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Hi Barbara

No! It's not rasor sharp, But i love it

Why , because it reminds me of a painting. It has that overalll soft beauty to it that appeals to my senses.

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on December 6, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. I appreciate the suggestions very much. I've gone back into the image and worked with it a bit, but I just couldn't get the center to look right, i.e., to make it crisper. It tended to look too unnatural. So, for now, I'll leave it as is; I rather like the painterly look. It's not to say that I won't try again.

Your critiques are always taken to heart. Thanks so much for viewing.

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