Bleeding heart

Gallery: FloraPosted February 27, 2011162 views20 comments

This picture begs to be called "lonely heart" but I resisted! I like this picture for it's simplicity and the contrast of colors.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens at F/3.5 for 1/80 sec. ISO 400.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on February 27, 2011 at 4:26 PM

What a beauty. Perfectly composed and the BG is to die for. Just outstanding. My heart "gushes" over this one.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 27, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Very lovely!
Great colors and color contrast, detail, and the simple stem and BG is perfect.
Could use a bit of noise reduction to the BG, imo.
Can't wait til the bleeding hearts are out here - one of my favorite flowers.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 27, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Nice job isolating this bloom. Perfect comp. Nice, clean BG. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on February 27, 2011 at 6:09 PM

Simple Pure Elegant and a true rendering of colors....well done! Ken S

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 27, 2011 at 6:37 PM

There is strength in simplicity. I like this very much. It is clear and detailed and it is what it is.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 27, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Beautiful color palette and strong composition. I like it very much as posted but I'd also consider cloning out the small branch and reworking that area on the large branch so that the sweeping curve isn't broken. Might be tricky to do. Again, outstanding as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 27, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Carolyn: I go back and forth on the small branch but at the end of the day I like how the two branches fill the upper corner. Fantastic capture of the bloom. Bravo.>=))>

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 27, 2011 at 10:52 PM

Hi Carolyn

A simple but beautiful composition. The detail, color and lines are fascinating

Albert Darmo. Canada

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

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 27, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Fantastic Carolyn! Wonderful isolation and excellent colors. Great curve of the branch.

Nicely, nicely done!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on February 28, 2011 at 12:44 AM

Beautifully crafted image!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 28, 2011 at 2:20 AM

simple elegance...very,very nice!!!!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on February 28, 2011 at 8:53 AM

Lovely Portrait Carolyn

is this cropped i see a bit of noise!

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on February 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM

This is beautiful, awesome composition

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Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on February 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM

This is a beauty Carolyn.First time i see a single bleeding heart image,no nit for me.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 28, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Yes, there is more noise in the picture than I would like. It was fairly dark shooting so when lightening it I started to get noise. I need to figure out how to do noise reduction in my editing program (Elements).

(Or I could have added extra light while shooting.)

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on February 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM

I love this. Everything is just so simple and beautiful! Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on March 1, 2011 at 9:57 AM

Carolyn, this is absolutely slendid!! I love the colors and the gentle arc of the stem.
Sometimes finding one of these beauties that is isolated is a chore. Well done!

If you're using Elements, noise reduction is under the Filter tool bar option. I would apply the reduce noise filter, and possibly use a layer mask to just apply it to the background. It's hard to tell at this size, but it doesnt look like there's much noise on the blossom and stem.

Also, you mentioned the noise was introduced by lightening the shot. Depending on how dark the BG is, you may be able to use masks and just lighten the flower and stem and leave the BG alone.

If you need any assistance feel free to shoot me an email.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 2, 2011 at 12:20 AM

So, so beautiful, the subject, the comp, the colors.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 5, 2011 at 2:49 PM

I love the picture for the same reasons that you have written. In the Dicenta flowers I see a little swimming turtle; more than a heart. An excellent work, Carolyn.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Zachary Lake on March 5, 2011 at 11:15 PM

Beautiful shot!

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