Chokecherry Blossoms

Gallery: FloraPosted September 5, 201278 views9 comments

(Prunus virginiana)

From early this spring. They seem to offer a promise of fruitfulness and abundance that sadly has been lost to the drought. I still like the image, though. Thanks for looking. Critiques and suggestions are always appreciated.

Canon T1i
1/640sec f/9.0 300mm

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 5, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Other than a little dark (at least on my monitor), a nice diagonal comp. I could do without the stick behind the left leaf.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 5, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Very nice image! I like the colors, details, and the diagonal comp.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 5, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Nancy:
Like the placement of the bloom. The bg looks noisy - was this original very dark and brightening in PP? Wish the plane of focus is aligned with the flower stem.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 5, 2012 at 9:47 PM

I like this, Sandy, except for the stick in the LLC.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 6, 2012 at 6:12 AM

Wonderful color, composition and light Nancy. Well seen and captured.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2012 at 12:03 PM

A very nice portrait. And, I vote for cloning out the twig.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 6, 2012 at 2:11 PM

Nice isolation of the flower, Nancy. Definitely the cloner/pruner needs to be wielded on that stick; difficult when working with fruit trees to get a completely clean comp, so for me, pruning, in post-processing is often necessary. A little more room on the left might be good, too. Sure agree with your musing about fruit tree blossoms, and the suffering caused by the drought.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 6, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Hi Nancy

Great diagonal composition!! love the light and color on the blooms

i guess the stick has to go

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2012 at 10:11 AM

Nancy: Another vote for making the twig go away but the capture of the flower head is excellent. Nicely done. >=))>

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