White Arch

Gallery: FloraPosted April 24, 201270 views7 comments

I thought this arching white stem had a little something special when I shot it last month..What do you think?
It flowers in the spring, and produces red berries in the fall.
Darned if I can remember what she calls it

F/14, 1/500th, ISO 400, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x from my window..
Sunny & slightly breezy, mid-morning shooting conditions.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Pyracantha. pyracantha coccinea. Sweet arc, lovely white and green flowers and berries and a great background!.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Very nice light and nice composition Howard, I like that last sprig of flowers dropping off and under the branch on the left. I think this is a type of Viburnum (High Bush Cranberry) and the only reason I may know that is that cedar waxwings love to eat their berries in the fall where I live.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on April 24, 2012 at 10:41 PM

Love the curve formed by the bloom laden stem, Howard

- strong directional light handled well without blowing out the whites on a clean background. Good work.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 25, 2012 at 4:58 AM

Excellent quality of light and a pleasant composition on this image- Like very much the green tones of this picture- Very well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 25, 2012 at 10:14 AM

Nice. The curving arc of flowers goes well with the nice oof background. well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 26, 2012 at 12:43 PM

A very homely subject in some ways but, yes, a bit special when photographed like this, Howard. The green bg works amazingly well in setting off both leaves and flowers. Nice !!!

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 1, 2012 at 6:20 PM

Beautifully done Howard.. very pleasing to the eye!

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