Morning Glory at evening

Gallery: FloraPosted August 25, 2012126 views9 comments

They grow like weeds and have the most elegant form and brilliant blue color that fades to violet.

Canon Rebel XTi, IS0200, 100mm, f/8.0, 1/13, natural light indoors, tripod.

Thanks in advance for any comments and suggestions for improvement.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on August 25, 2012 at 12:30 AM

Very nice portrait Kathy! I really like the back lighting. The black background works very well. Good detail, point of view and depth of field. The only suggestion I can make would be to experiment with reflected light on the front to lighten the flower's base, but that might ruin the highlights from the back lighting so I don't know if that would work

Very nice capture Kathy!.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on August 25, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Great image, Kathy! I like the backlight on the flower and on the stem.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2012 at 3:07 PM

Lovely, lovely light! The bit of oof front petal doesn't bother because it blends nicely into the highlighted area of the tube of the flower. Most excellent.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 26, 2012 at 7:42 AM

The back lighting and the simpleness of this are superb Kathy. Well taken and composed.
Bob

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Lovely lighting and soft, silky colors. The back lit stem is especially pleasing. A beautiful image. (by the way...the common name of the wild variety is bindweed and it also grows like a weed )

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 26, 2012 at 12:02 PM

I love the back lighting, and you captured it very well. Nice composition, too, very elegant. A beautiful portrait!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 26, 2012 at 9:14 PM

Kathy - Love the light and how it lights the petals and the fine hairs on the stem. A slight angle to the flower might have made the composition a bit more dynamic but its just a wish from my side.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 27, 2012 at 5:26 AM

Kathy:
Love the backlighting on the petals and the stem. The image looks a little static and Ram's suggestion of slightly different POV may be worth experimenting with.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on October 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Horizontal angle gives this a fresh twist, even though that's how they grow. Light well captured.

lucy

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