Magenta Moment

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted April 10, 20111,094 views12 comments

This is somewhat similar to a previous hummingbird post. In this one, I found a male Anna's Hummingbird that was every bit as bright as the magenta Fireweed upon which he was feeding.

I've been fussing with the upper right corner and finally solved the problem with a small application of a tan to transparent gradient.

This was shot with a D700, 500mm f/4 lens at 1/1600s, manual exposure, matrix metering, ISO 250, and tripod.

Looking forward to comments and critiques.

Carol

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 11, 2011 at 1:11 AM

Well done Carol...you have wonderful situation, and fantastic frame. Am not looking at the photo art part of it..I am looking at those oof plants on sides, and they really make this a wonderful frame ...reminds me of Sandra Bartochas images ..well done ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on April 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM

Another beauty, Carol. Selective color is tastefully managed. Really nice verticals to match the orientation, and the muted verticals at the edges make a subtle and effective framing device.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 11, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Your post are often so elegant and understated. this is just beautiful with all parts of the image working together.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Wonderful conversion Carol and I like the treatment on the hummer. Exceptional.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 13, 2011 at 8:20 AM

I love this Carol. The desaturation of the image gives the fireweed a delicate, almost etched look. Pulling out a little more brightness from the Anna's breast is the only small suggestion I have. Beautiful rendering!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 20, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Glad you've settled in and are posting again!
Congrats on this great WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on April 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Congrats on the WP. Really like the treatment of the hummer.

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on April 20, 2011 at 6:37 PM

Very, very nice Carol! Congrats on your WP!!!

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 20, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Nice to see you got special recognition for this great piece of art. Congratulations Carol.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 21, 2011 at 2:00 AM

Beautifully artistic rendition Carol, and easy to understand why it's been voted WP, congratulations and very well done :^)

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 11, 2011 at 9:26 PM

Congrats Carol

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on February 13, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Gorgeous kind of antique look with the sepia background working perfectly against the magenta. Great.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments