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Passion #2
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Passion #2

by Mark Stahlke

Gallery: FloraPosted October 15, 201253 views4 comments
After looking at it dispassionately, I wasn't passionate about "Passion".

I went back to my raw files and pulled out this one. It had much less noise and the top petal looks right.

I probably skipped over this image because the stem continued its arc and exited the frame on the left. That had to go, I cloned it out. I think this is a stronger composition and a better image overall. It makes me wonder why I bothered with the first one.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 15, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Mark - Definitely a much stronger frame than the Previous One. But in the Non White Petalled ones, This One is my favourite by far.

For some reason this high key rendition resonates with me a lot with lighter colored petals more than dark colored ones like this. But that is more taste related.

A tiny crop from the top seems to put the emphasis more on the subject for me.
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on October 15, 2012 at 6:15 PM
I love the color and light in this one Mark. Gorgeous composition.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on October 15, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Ram,
I agree with everything you said. Varieties like this with dark colors and poorly defined vein patterns aren't the best subjects for a high key treatment. I have one orchid that has an irregular dark red/purple pattern towards the edges of the petals and white in the center of them. I've shot that one three times and I just can't make it work. I think it has too much contrast.

I don't think "Passion" will get any better than this. I wanted to get it finished.

I have another orchid shot coming up that I like a lot. Sorry, you'll have to wait a day or two for that one. :smile:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 97 Posts, 782 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 15, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Another winner for me. Lovin' this high-key series. You are inpsiring me to try my hand at it this winter, maybe, when I'll be inside more than not. :biggrin: I doubt I'll achieve what you have, but it will be fun trying.
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