Almost Spring

Gallery: FloraPosted March 10, 2011100 views12 comments

Spring isn't here yet so I had to go to the florist and get something to shoot. Following Bill's forum post to work a subject, I will try some other angles and backgrounds as well.

I thought the background would be more white and give a high key effect but I'm OK with it. I'll try something different later to get a pure white BG.

Comments and suggestions welcome

D7000
150mm macro
ISO 100
f10
1.3 seconds

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 10, 2011 at 11:52 PM

Nice comp and color.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 11, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Steve: Looks pretty good to me. Not sure what you used for the BG but this works. Because the BG is nice and uniform it would be pretty easy to make a selection of it and make a fill layer of pure white or any other for that matter. I do like this comp and the capture of the flower. Excellent start to your series and looking forward to more. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 11, 2011 at 12:15 AM

Nice image here. I really like the colors and personally think the BG works well. Think you need bright, pure white as a BG for HK unless you are going to do it in processing. Not sure I am a fan of all the negative space in this one. I might be tempted to crop some off the left and at least take this to a 4x5.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 11, 2011 at 12:31 AM

Works very well for me Steve ..well done

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 11, 2011 at 6:46 AM

Very nice, Steve ! I like the way you've given this so much room - the flower certainly seems to me to carry it well. Lovely, pastel shades.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Derek Yow on March 11, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Nice BG Steve! It complements the flower nicely, and upon inspection seems to have a little bit of texture to it. Beautifully done!

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on March 11, 2011 at 2:26 PM

Steve, I am actually a fan of the bg NOT being white! I think it makes this much softer and more appealing to me (although the black border is heavy).

Registered on October 10, 2010, 65 Posts, 904 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 11, 2011 at 2:46 PM

Hi Steve. Very delicate and pretty. The BG works really well for me. I also like the lighting on the flower. Nice shot!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 11, 2011 at 3:17 PM

I think the BG is a perfect compliment to the gerbera bloom. I like it. A nice simple image of a "bloom in hopeful waiting".