Fetid Marigold 3

Gallery: FloraPosted September 6, 201267 views9 comments

Here is another from my single frame endeavors. My husband thought this one was too busy, and a friend of mine looked at this series and asked "Why are they all fuzzy & out of focus"? :) I appreciate all comments & criticisms!

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 6, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Eirini - I find shots like these really artistic and appealing compared to formal all in focus shots. I find the 3x3 grouping for the flowers as a strong compositional element here.

Would not mind a bit more focus for the grouping on the top right but I know I sometimes cannot have everything.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 6, 2012 at 10:47 PM

Best of this series, Eirini, IMO. Very artistic. No criticisms from me.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 6, 2012 at 11:39 PM

A very nice mix of in focus and blur. It keeps the eye moving around the frame. I, too, wish there was a bit more focus urc for the eye to complete the journey.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 7, 2012 at 1:19 AM

Tell them it's "photographic impressionism." Most people still expect a photograph to be documentary in style. Look what they're missing! I, for one, am really enjoying the series. Seems to me that there is a key factor causing the busy look-- there's a sharply focused leaf/stem at the left. I wonder what would happen if you softened that area quite a bit more... I view the stems as "script" or "type embellishments" around the flowers. Very creative comp, imo.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM

Eirini: Ditto what Ram said. Beautiful scene superbly rendered. >=))>

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Comment posted by Joana Roncero on September 7, 2012 at 1:33 PM

Very creative.
Congratulations
Joana

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on September 7, 2012 at 9:54 PM

I like the colors and the shallow depth of field, Eirini. Really nice movement with the stems and groupings of flowers, too. Lovely!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on September 8, 2012 at 11:27 AM

I like this, it keeps my eyes in the scene. Neat vision Eirini, well done.
Bob

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on September 10, 2012 at 3:01 PM

Wonderful composition. The rendering of color really makes this beautiful.

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