Forest Light

Gallery: FloraPosted June 17, 201388 views12 comments

I learned from Art Wolfe to, "Look behind you!" when searching for photo ops in the field. This Rhododendron has a prime spot in the forest along a walking path in Kubota Garden, a Seattle City Park. My jaw dropped when I turned and saw this. Would you agree?
Thanks, Art!

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12 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 17, 2013 at 5:53 AM

Adore the lighting on these superb flowers, Catherine ! The play of light and shade really brings out the forms, colours and textures of the petals. Excellent composition too ( how difficult these are to compose !!! )

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 17, 2013 at 7:46 AM

Very pretty Catherine, beautiful light, color, comp and detail. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM

I would agree. This is absolutely stunning, the kind of scene we all hope to happen across when we're out with our cameras. Beautiful job on this. Kudos

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM

Gorgeous, Catherine! A very opportune "look behind". I love the play of light and shadow on these blossoms.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 17, 2013 at 2:16 PM

The textures and details in the flowers are amazing. I also agree about the composition being special. The flowers feel dark to me and that may be your intention but I wonder if it's possible to brighten the flowers without blowing out the whites.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 17, 2013 at 4:10 PM

@ Mark S.: Hi and thanks for your interest and comment. I checked the levels on the image during processing, and the whites are as high as they can get without being blown. The light is natural as is, including the background, so yes, it is a little darker-- I think part of the allure for me. Appreciate the question.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 17, 2013 at 6:18 PM

Beautiful rhodie blooms against the dark bg, Catherine, and a real nice comp. Excellent vision to see and capture this.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 17, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Catherine - Thumbnail does not do this justice. Really love the quality of light here - if this were mine, I would not alter the exposure at all. Perfect as presented for me.

Only a minor observation is to revisit a leaf bit which appears to be floating in the lower left corner.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 17, 2013 at 9:45 PM

HI Catherine

I agree that the lighting and shadow on this bloom is sublime

the colors and detail, make this something special

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Oh, wow! Ruddy brilliant, Catherine! From comp to pp.