Gallery: FloraPosted July 11, 201345 views5 comments
One of my favorite early summer flowers! I used the dark shade in the background to highlight the flowers.
Nikon D90,400mm with doubler
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 11, 2013 at 10:05 PM
Christine - Not sure I have seen these blooms before, probably not. Love the green wash at the base and the Dew. The darkish background helps the blooms stand out.
Suggest a small crop from the top to focus attention on the blooms.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 11, 2013 at 10:13 PM
Nice job on the flowers, Chris and i like the dew covered leaf. There seems to be a lot of unused space to my eye. I think I'd be tempted to crop from the bottom to the top of the foreground blur and from the top to a bit above the top flower. That would also give the flowers a relatively larger size and help bring them out a bit more.
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Comment posted by Christine Adams on July 11, 2013 at 10:36 PM
I like the idea of the cropping from the top. Thank you!
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 12, 2013 at 11:32 AM
I agree with one and all that the repost is stronger, Christine. Very fine image - like very much the contrast between the sharp flower and droplets and the wash below. My only nit is the placement of the signature in the centre of the plant - could it not come below in the wash ?
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Comment posted by Christine Adams on July 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Thanks for the comments!! @ Ian. I also post on FB and therefore like to keep my copyright close to the subject without being too obtrusive. Sorry about that.
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5 commentsSuggest a small crop from the top to focus attention on the blooms.