Helleborus intimate...

Gallery: FloraPosted December 19, 201084 views11 comments

One of my favourite flowers, the Hellebore. Maybe it is because they flower so early, at a time you are always glad to see flowers appear. I bought this specimen last year and kept it on my balcony before planting it in the garden. The buds are already waiting under a layer of snow (20 cm!) to appear in February or March depending on the weather.

D300, Sigma180, 1/160, F4.5, tripod.

Happy holidays to all of you!

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on December 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Ellen, wonderful POV. I really like the DOF choice. The only nit would be to also have the tips of the stamens also in focus. But, that is a small nit.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 19, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Happy holidays to you also. Love your perspective on this image. Detail is in the right places while still maintaining the flower's overall beauty. Well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 19, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Love your dof decision and composition Ellen. Fascinating image, masterfully presented.

pat

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 19, 2010 at 5:53 PM

What a cool looking flower, Ellen.

Your DOF selection has created some subtle gradations of color in the BG. Beautifully done.

Ed

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 19, 2010 at 7:01 PM

Ellen:
Good choice of DOF allowing the outlines of the flowers to just come through. Light the color palette. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 20, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Interesting image. the one thing that would add to the image would be a little more dof.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 20, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Ellen, really a very intimate image ! Very tender.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Bruce King on December 20, 2010 at 9:49 PM

I like the earthiness of this Ellen. I agree with Bob's comment about the tips of the stamens but really nice as presented.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 21, 2010 at 1:57 AM

What an awesome looking flower this is Ellen, loved the DOF & POV my only tiny nit is the white stamens look a bit bright on my screen (but then again it may be jus my screen) maybe u can burn it down a bit

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 26, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Ellen: Nice selective focus and a fine color palette. May 2011 bring you great subjects and even better light. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 29, 2010 at 12:00 PM

A lovely flower indeed, which you have captured in a nice composition with soft flowers and the lovely DOF, which is fine to me as it is...

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