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Joy of Spring
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Joy of Spring

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: FloraPosted March 9, 2014183 views10 comments
Crocuses now in full bloom in our local park.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 96mm, 1/500 sec @ f5, ISO 200; a touch of Topaz streak filter.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on March 9, 2014 at 5:42 PM
What a color splash, Ian! I like the fading away of the flowers to the left. :wavey:
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 9, 2014 at 6:01 PM
Love the bokeh and comp !!
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 9, 2014 at 6:24 PM
Ian: Oh this is fine! Marvelous light and I like your DOF choice. Most excellent! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 9, 2014 at 9:15 PM
Hi Ian :wavey: I like this creative composition of Crocuses. .....the colors and DOF choice are a delight to the eye :smile:
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 9, 2014 at 10:02 PM
Nice clump of blooms Ian. The receding blooms on he left are very nice. Nice light too.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 10, 2014 at 9:59 AM
This is a lovely collection of crocuses and the eye movement from sharp to soft across the frame works very well. It makes me feel like this clump continues on forever.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 10, 2014 at 7:16 PM
Lovely, Ian, and I like the way your composed this. Well done.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 21, 2014 at 2:48 AM
A beauty Ian! Well deserved.
Take care.
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 21, 2014 at 3:15 AM
Many thanks to the Moderators for the Pick - and for all the kind comments.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 27, 2014 at 4:17 PM
Glorious -
congrats on the WP!

Sandy
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