Flora - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2014Posted April 10, 2014755 views26 comments

Cherry Branch

I've always loved the way cherry branches twist and droop, often with one or two flowers at the ends appearing ready to fall. This is a high key shot from a year ago - the background is a white cherry in full blossom.

Canon 400D, Tamron 55-200mm lens @ 135mm, 1/320 sec @ f5, 1ev, ISO 400.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Ant on April 10, 2014 at 4:12 AM

Splendid, with a Japanese print feeling. The different tonalities of pink fading into white make this an
exceptional picture, in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 10, 2014 at 8:31 AM

Beautiful composition, Ian. I like the way the foreground blossom stands out from the rest and the sweep of the oof blossoms above.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on April 10, 2014 at 8:28 PM

This is beautiful, Ian! I really like the way you have the front flowers in focus, the back grouping more OOF, and the whole background a lovely shade of totally OOF whitish pink. Great comp and processing. My only thought would be just having a bit more room on the left to give the flower some breathing room from the edge. Nice job!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 10, 2014 at 9:26 PM

Gorgeous, Ian.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 10, 2014 at 10:28 PM

Gorgeous in every way! I love it!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 10, 2014 at 10:50 PM

Ian

Gorgeous image and exceptional processing to give this an oriental feel.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 11, 2014 at 3:05 PM

This is exceptional, Ian! I do agree it needs a little more room on the left, but really top notch!

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on April 11, 2014 at 7:25 PM

I sure like your POF Ian, Superb composition and settings in my opinion.
Bob

Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 12, 2014 at 9:20 PM

Hi Ian

A marvelous composition... Beautiful in every aspect

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 13, 2014 at 12:15 AM

Ian, Excellent separation of the two flowers from the rest. It is not easy to compose fruit tree blossoms. Great post-processing too. Very beautiful work.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 13, 2014 at 3:48 PM

Ian: This is just a superb comp with great DOF choice and the resultant BG. One of the best cherry blossom shots I've seen in a long while. Most excellent.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 13, 2014 at 7:14 PM

What a gift to my eyes Ian! Just marvelous

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 16, 2014 at 12:53 AM

Beautiful! Like a painting, Ian! Very well done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Bruce King on April 17, 2014 at 4:04 PM

Gorgeous shot Ian. Congrats on the WP.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 17, 2014 at 4:30 PM

Just exquisite!
Not the tiniest nit from me -
Congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 17, 2014 at 4:30 PM

Hi Ian

A well deserved WP

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 18, 2014 at 1:25 AM

Ian ...fine shades of pink ..and love the selective dof... works very well. Congrats on the wp

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 18, 2014 at 2:01 AM

All comments much appreciated - and many thanks to the Moderators for the Pick !

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 18, 2014 at 2:26 AM

Beautiful Ian!
My wife has some health problems and I am not present in the site but I will be back in a short time.
Congrats.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 3, 2015 at 11:47 AM

Ian - Congratulations on the 2014 EPA - 1st HM award. Keep the good work going

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 4, 2015 at 6:33 AM

My thanks to the moderators for the Award and to everyone for their kind comments.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 4, 2015 at 6:48 PM

Congrats on this lovely, warm and inviting view, Ian. The subtle warmth overall and the gentle softness of the background spray of flowers have me thinking of a wedding.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on January 5, 2015 at 11:21 PM

Congratulations Ian!! Looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful work in 2015!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 8, 2015 at 4:15 AM

Ian, I am very glad for the acknowledgment of this image representing all the beautiful photos that you have presented in NPN all along 2014. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Hi Ian

Congrats on a well deserved 1st HM for the 2014 EPA...

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 24, 2015 at 1:13 PM

One of my fav flowers. Outstanding work!! Congrats on your 2014 Award.

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