Blue Grace

Gallery: FloraPosted August 26, 201473 views8 comments

I was having fun playing with the lighting and WB settings for this shot. An unintentional blue color came through, almost as if to suggest a hint of sadness deep within the rose, despite it's tall, beautiful grace.

Camera gear and settings used: NIKON D5000, ƒ/5.6, 1/60 sec, 45 mm, 200 ISO

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8 comments

Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on August 26, 2014 at 6:54 PM

Beautiful and very artistic. I like the addition of the water droplets.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 26, 2014 at 8:03 PM

Emily - Whatever you did seemed to work well. I like the drops of water the most here. If you did not really shoot it at this high a magnification, may be leave some space on the left and right/

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 26, 2014 at 8:51 PM

Well done. I like the implied movement of the water drops as they follow the path of the petal. The blue rose dominates the frame, but I also like the fillip of OOF red in the LRC.

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 27, 2014 at 12:25 PM

Wonderful elements captured on this beautiful rose. Great work.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2014 at 4:08 PM

The rose is beautiful and the drops of water add some fine accents. The blue hints in the petals are a fine addition, I'm less sure about the strong blue in the sepals, but will readily admit to that being an artistic decision.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 27, 2014 at 5:51 PM

The droplets are the stars here for me, Emily, but I also like the shadowy appearance of the stem. Like Ram I think a little more room either side would be good but that's a tiny nit - the mood of the image is strong in any case.

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Comment posted by Emily Kent on August 27, 2014 at 7:05 PM

Thank you all for the feedback! Something about this image had been bothering me a little bit, and it's definitely the need for more background space at the sides. Much appreciated!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 27, 2014 at 11:28 PM

Emily: Nicely done. I'll ditto Ram's comments. Good photography. >=))>

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