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Cherry branches

by Ian Wolfenden

Gallery: FloraPosted May 8, 2014107 views12 comments
I've always loved the way cherry branches spread. I guess this breaks a rule or two but hope it gives a sense of a cherry freshly in bloom.

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

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 8, 2014 at 7:56 PM
A masterful presentation, Ian! Very delicate and eminently worth seeing, rules be damned! :toast:
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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2014 at 8:37 PM

gorgeous Ian.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 8, 2014 at 8:52 PM
I love the details and the softness of the rear flowers, Ian. The colors are very nice too. I wonder if I might like this a bit more if it was rotated 90 degrees CW - but I still like it a lot.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Nice soft light, beautiful color and complimentary BG Ian.
I like the overall comp, but you might consider eliminating the petals top at frame edge?
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on May 9, 2014 at 6:44 PM
There is nothing I don't like about this Ian. Superbly done.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 9, 2014 at 11:16 PM
The softness of the cluster on the right and hint of pink in the background add a lot of feeling to this. The comp. well works for me...hints of "Japanese art". Might be worth cloning out the bloom edge at the top for a slightly simpler alternative.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 10, 2014 at 1:53 AM
Hi Ian :wavey: Here you captured a magical mood , with the soft light and color... very fine work.... agree witn Mark about a crop on top.

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on May 10, 2014 at 4:57 AM
I just love the softness and subtle color. Beautiful!
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 10, 2014 at 8:07 AM
Wonderful composition with the combination of a sharp bloom and slightly OOF bloom with connecting branches. I also like the complimentary background color, excellent shot.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 10, 2014 at 7:15 PM
Ian - Superb work :cool: - looks more like a painting to me.
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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 15, 2014 at 2:42 PM
Gorgeous and ethereal.
Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 17, 2014 at 12:02 AM
One of my favorites Ian. It reminds me very much of Japanese prints I've admired. Well balanced composition, love the petals at the top. The flowers suggest the temporal to me but the bokeh suggests infinite space and time, while the one cluster of OOF petals is in transition between.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments