March of the Purples

Gallery: FloraPosted August 21, 201291 views12 comments

This is back from the early spring, I found it digging through my files...I liked the soft, dark feel and especially the limited depth of field.

Nikon D200, 60mm, f/4, 1/100, ISO 250.

All comments and critiques appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Jaymes

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 21, 2012 at 5:26 PM

Lovely, Jaymes. This has a dream-like effect.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 21, 2012 at 8:16 PM

Jaymes
Interesting abstract. The pink blush looks really good. I wish the forward petal tips are a little better define to anchor the image.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 21, 2012 at 8:56 PM

Jaymes - Nicely done. Love the dreamy feel and the pink wash throughout the frame. There is just enough in focus petal edges in the frame to engage my interest.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 21, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Love the purple wash in this photo, Jaymes! It really has a soft, dreamy feel to it. Love the rich colors and shadings. I keep thinking it looks like a moose head (although with pink antlers?!).

Sorry, I see "things" everywhere it seems.

Nice image!

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 22, 2012 at 12:38 AM

Really nice "out of the box" image Jaymes. This just keeps my eyes in the frame. Great work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 22, 2012 at 11:55 AM

I wish that the blur on the right was a tad more subtly Jaymes, but the color is great and the limited DOF is really nice too.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on August 22, 2012 at 8:59 PM

interesting image, I like the sharp edges against the soft BG. Nice colour combination as well.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 25, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Jaymes: I really like the color palette here and your POF/DOF choice. Well seen and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on August 27, 2012 at 2:18 PM

Very nice muted colors. Great abstract.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 27, 2012 at 6:47 PM

Purple Haze , beautiful shot and lovely control of the DOF !!!

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Comment posted by Stephen Porter on September 1, 2012 at 8:13 PM

Gorgeous Jaymes! Your style is very similar to mine. I notice that you pick a small subject, but then you choose a tiny area, of that subject to highlight and then use a very shallow dof to make the rest, create this artistic quality to the image. The entire subject, becomes the beauty that simply accentuates this very tiny area, that has caught your eye. Not sure if I have explained that very well, but when I look at your images, I know exactly what you are thinking. :)

I see now, why you liked my image, "Orange Glow" :)

I have had a lot of flack for images like this - unconventional, breaking the rules. I like it though!!

Registered on August 27, 2012, 56 Posts, 69 Comments

Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 4, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

Stephen, you put it better than I could have myself!

I see what you mean about your style, it is similar, and very good! I like it!

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