Pastel Blushes

Gallery: FloraPosted February 11, 2012148 views13 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 200, 1/30 @ f11, +1.3EC

My orchids are still healthy. Had good light in the "studio" this evening and was attracted to the subtle pastels in the petals and the BG. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on February 12, 2012 at 12:19 AM

Nicely composed, good use of the diagonal positioning of the flowers. I like how you were able to capture both the front and back of the flowers. I like the soft colors and the subtle purple. If I had one nit, it would be I like the right lower background more than the blue-purple background-personal taste, no doubt.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 12, 2012 at 3:16 AM

Very nice composition. I like the different tones of white.
Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 12, 2012 at 9:28 AM

I agree with the previous comments about the excellent composition. I like the three angled flowers facing front, and the way space on the right is filled in with the two rear view blooms. I don't know if it was intended, but the two toned BG (with the LRC being grayish) stands out. I'd probably prefer the BG to be uniform, but this is very minor. Overall, a beautiful presentation.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 12, 2012 at 10:11 AM

Another beautiful shot of this orchid. I like the emphasis on the fronts, while including the backs for a complete look. I'm hoping to learn from your work with this orchid as my wife's small collection blooms. I am jealous of your "studio" lighting.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by William Gillis on February 12, 2012 at 1:30 PM

Bill,

A great composition. I like the suttle purple color. Great background. Nice overall.

William Gillis
Minnesota

Registered on November 28, 2011, 17 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Love the subtle shades and I do like the cool BG tone to help set it off a bit! Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 12, 2012 at 2:17 PM

Very beautiful, soft shading across the whites, Bill - the flowers look gorgeous on the light grey bg. Superbly done !!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on February 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM

wonderful composition and bg., very lovely....

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 12, 2012 at 7:55 PM

Wonderful comp and beautiful background. Another beautiful orchid shot from you!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 12, 2012 at 11:10 PM

One of the very good Orchid Photos I have been Bill. I really like the tonal difference between the background and the whites from the Orchids to make them stand out so nicely

. Great work on the exposure also

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 12, 2012 at 11:22 PM

Bill:
This is gorgeous. The only thing I miss here is the stem leading out to the edge making these looked like floating in space.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 13, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Love the blend of color in the blooms and bg. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 14, 2012 at 6:57 PM

I think this is my favorite of your recent orchid shots. I didn't notice the Bg as Scott mentioned, so I scrolled back up the page to check it out. That would be my only miniscule nit of an excellent piece.

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