Winter Light

Gallery: FloraPosted January 19, 2013182 views10 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 100, 1/250 @ f11

Winter is never severe here but we still get nice low angled light later in the day. I liked how it lit up this small rose in our garden. I was ambivalent about removing the sepal below the bloom so decided to be lazy and leave it. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on January 19, 2013 at 10:06 PM

Nice angled light. There's a lot of detail and color contrast in those petals. I see nothing wrong with the sepal. It's a fine image as is.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 19, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Sublime...I can feel the soft rose just looking at the photo The colors and the lighting are perfect.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 20, 2013 at 6:21 AM

Some winter, Bill ! Wish ours could produce flowers like this. Lovely image with beautiful lighting - maybe might be a touch cleaner without the sepal but it's not a big deal.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM

Beautiful intimate rose, Bill. The light is excellent, and the bg is nice and clean. The sepal is not an issue for me. I did not notice it until reading your comment.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 20, 2013 at 9:27 AM

Beautiful color and image Bill. I think the sepal emphasizes the diagonal and adds energy to the comp and image. So, it makes for a lighter mood and works well with the light. Perfect dof decision for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2013 at 9:56 AM

I have no problems with the presence of the sepal, Bill. It's dark enough not to catch a lot of attention and feels completely natural even after you drew my attention to it. The rose and it's lighting are beautiful with the center peeking gently from amongst the petals. Don't know if you ever play with "enhancements" like the Orton effect, but this strikes me as a good candidate for such an experiment.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM

The sepal doesn't bother me at all! The lighting is very nice here & I like the way the center of the flower is just barely peeking out!

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Comment posted by William Gillis on January 20, 2013 at 12:36 PM

Very nice image Bill. I did not notice the sepal either until mentioned. I like the comp and direction of light, detail and shadows on the petals.

Well done.

William Gillis

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 21, 2013 at 9:30 PM

Hi Bill

Really behind in my comments, because of a bad flu

Extraordinary color and light. what a fine composition. of a beautiful rose: what sepal ?smile:
Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 25, 2013 at 3:02 AM

Bill
Beautiful in this mute light. The sepal is just fine as it is.

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