Spring Snowflake

Gallery: FloraPosted March 9, 2014243 views9 comments

Spring has arrived here in the Netherlands! Today the temperature reached 20 degrees, very unusual for the beginning of March. Nature doesn't bother and bursts into life. These Spring Snowflakes are beautiful flowers to photograph. I like the circles of light to accompany the flower.

D7100, Sigma105, 1/2000, 2.8

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 9, 2014 at 7:12 PM

Ellen: We have some of these little guys in our garden now as well. For us they are pretty late as our winter has been colder and longer than normal this year albeit relatively balmy compared to what you have to endure. Love the bokeh here and the lighting especially. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 9, 2014 at 7:26 PM

Just beautiful, love the soft delicate pose !

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 9, 2014 at 7:56 PM

Agree with Bill! We have these here as well, and they have begun blooming.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 9, 2014 at 10:11 PM

A very nice profile comp of this bloom Ellen. I agree - the circles of light in the bokeh are excellent.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 10, 2014 at 9:55 AM

The oof highlights in the background set the stage well for the delicate flower and there's a fine warmth. I could see a modest crop from the left to move the flower off center as an alternate view.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 10, 2014 at 7:21 PM

They are indeed beautiful flowers, Ellen. I love the pale green bg and the oof highlight circles work well as a bg texture in this case.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 13, 2014 at 5:09 AM

Just delightful, Ellen ! Great use of the light circles - all very appropriate for bringing out the delicacy of the flower.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 16, 2014 at 11:45 PM

Beautiful Ellen! The uncluttered background and color complements the pose and color of the flower very well. Well taken!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 19, 2014 at 2:56 AM

Ellen..the softness here makes this more artistic ...love the colors and the bg ..beautifully crafted image ..

Balan Vinod

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