Lenten Rose--Red Lady

Gallery: FloraPosted April 8, 201164 views7 comments

Here is another lenten rose picture from my indoor shooting day recently. I have only 2 kinds of these (Ivory Price and Red Lady) but I hope to get more. It's one of the earliest flowers to bloom in spring which makes it extra special for the joy it gives.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/22 for 2 sec. ISO 100.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 8, 2011 at 7:53 PM

Carolyn:
Nice capture and love the bg (looks like you are also a fan of the dark side). The light hitting the leaves really show off the vein pattern. Beautiful flower of course. The image may be slightly oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM

The strong lighting makes for a striking image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 9, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Beautiful light, colors and textures.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 9, 2011 at 5:58 AM

Love the light and the textural detail Carolyn. It's also a very appealing color palette for me and the red works really well against the black bg. Beautiful image for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM

The vivid colors jump off the black bg here and I find the veins of the leaves a particularly nice element. There are a few over the top highlights but overall a fine capture.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 9, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Very nice, Carolyn. The colors and detail are great.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 12, 2011 at 3:06 PM

A very nice photo for a very nice flower. I agree with Gary about the oversharpening, but it's probably a matter of lowering the high lights after the sharpen.
Take care.

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