Pinwheels - Happy 4th!

Gallery: FloraPosted July 4, 2011185 views17 comments

Happy 4th of July to everyone!
D300
18-200mm @ 80mm
1/60 sec, f/22
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 180
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: TTL -3

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 4, 2011 at 1:53 AM

Beautiful, Sandy. Your flash was perfect as far as I'm concerned with the background leaves gradually fading to black. Basically 3 colors only and so tasteful.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 4, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Happy 4th to you too Sandy.

Beautiful image here. I like the colors but I particularly like the sense of depth the different layers create. Very nice work with the flash.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Happy 4th Sandy! The pinwheels suggest fireworks so it all works.

I have never worked with flash but this really made the flowers pop while letting the green fade away. Very well done.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 4, 2011 at 10:52 AM

Lovely image which conveys a mood of gaiety to me, Sandy. The lighting is first class - the whites of the flowers perfect and the variations in light and shade in the bg a very effective complement.

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 4, 2011 at 11:31 AM

The flowers really pop out from the dark green background. The two bunches of flowers make for a nice comp. Fine image

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

Comment posted by Hee Chye Heng on July 4, 2011 at 11:49 AM

Sandy,

I like these 'little' white flower which contrast very nicely with the darker green BG. The sharp detail of the little white also contrast very well with the softer BG. I find the simplicity very pleasing.

Hee Chye

Registered on May 31, 2011, 2 Posts, 20 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 4, 2011 at 2:06 PM

Sandy: What a nice find and capture. I like the light especially. This may be as close to fireworks as I get today since our drought has caused a total burn and fireworks ban

This will do nicely though. Well done.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 4, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Happy 4th Sandy! Wonderful use of flash to achieve this image. Great work.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Nice! Have a safe 4th to you!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 4, 2011 at 6:34 PM

Two points of interest admirably handled, Sandy. Love the grouping - both seem to be in great shape. Happy July 4th to you too and this photo does remind us of the Fireworks.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 4, 2011 at 6:47 PM

Bill, no fireworks here either - it's 104 and the hills are a dry tinderbox just begging for fires. We also have a great many homes with very old dry shake roofs that people have been unable to afford to replace.
Nontheless, some fool is sure to start a fire somewhere with illegal fireworks.
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 5, 2011 at 2:24 AM

Sandy:
Superior lighting here with flash which is not evident if you did not specify in your tech. Nice arrangement too. Happy 4th to you.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 5, 2011 at 9:23 AM

A beautiful (legal) display of fireworks for the 4th. Elegant as always and beautifully composed.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 5, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Really nice comp Sandy! The flowers just pop against that background and the contrasting pattern between the ferns and flowers work great.

- Morgan

Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM

Sandy this is just lovely, I have never seen these before , they are so sweet ! Beautiful work !

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 5, 2011 at 4:48 PM

A slendid composition Sandy, I really love this image. A perfect balance of weights and a great movement of whites wheels and diagonal ferns. Beautiful.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 6, 2011 at 5:28 AM

Excellent ! Simple but just right.

JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments