Stargazer Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted February 26, 2011190 views18 comments

Went to my local florist and picked out this lovely stargazer lily, put its feet in a snowbank and used the snow as a backdrop. Taken with Canon 7D, using 100-400 IS lens set exposure at plus 1 in Program mode.

Comments always welcomed.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on February 26, 2011 at 8:54 PM

How did you find one with that many flowers in bloom at one time? If I could only be so lucky....
Perfect background, great color. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 26, 2011 at 9:07 PM

The snow makes for a great high-key background! Very creative. Marvelous color and dof!

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on February 26, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Patricia, this is a beautiful high-key image. I love how you handled the light and brought out excellent detail and colors. Very nice shot!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Beautifully done Pat. Love the snow for the high key bg and the placement in the frame. This has a Japanese feel to me - I like it very much.

pat

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 26, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Just beautiful!
Great idea for the snow as a high-key BG.
Perfect DOF, colors, and position of the lily. The ones we get here also have 1-2 flowers, max.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on February 26, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Great way to use the snow to your advantage!!! Your DOF and detail are exquisite. The colors are very strong and attractive. Beautiful!!!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 26, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Patricia: Now this is winter flora! Wonderful idea and superb execution. Beautiful shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 27, 2011 at 5:56 AM

Wonderful work and a great idea...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on February 27, 2011 at 10:32 AM

This one is a keeper Patricia.Nice color comp. I like the simplicity of this image

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 27, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Hi Patricia: Extraordinarily beautiful ! Very creative and artistic

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 27, 2011 at 1:22 PM

Well Pat, you see snow does have some redeeming value.

I REALLY like this one. One of the best Lily images I've seen.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 27, 2011 at 1:47 PM

Patricia, delicate as usual, elegant as usual, beautiful as usual. The snow seems to donate to the nice flowers its splendid flare and glow.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on February 27, 2011 at 10:11 PM

The colors, sharpness and b/g make this pop. What I really like is seeing the far blooms slowly spin towards the viewer to conclude with the closest one which is quite satisfying to view. Well done!

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on February 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM

High Key at it's best Patricia

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Comment posted by mark cillo on February 28, 2011 at 10:04 AM

This is beautiful! Love the high key approach

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on March 1, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Beautiful shot Patricia! The colors really pop on the white BG, and the border just raises the elegance meter!!