Purple Glow

Gallery: FloraPosted September 3, 20141,095 views17 comments

Here's one from the archives, 2012. Off-season for Crocus, but… oh, well…

D700, Lensbaby; NIK for local sharpening.

Thanks for the welcome back, and for all of your comments. It's nice to see familiar faces and new ones, too.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Thomas Haney on September 3, 2014 at 7:43 PM

What beautiful glow Catherine, I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on September 3, 2014 at 8:23 PM

Very nice. My only "nit"is that I would have liked to see the pistil a little sharper. But all in all a great image.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 3, 2014 at 9:43 PM

Catherine - Excellent blend of textures and complementary colors. Great Lens baby effect.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 3, 2014 at 10:06 PM

Very artistic, Catherine. As Ram said, excellent soft lensbaby effect. Works well with the lighting and colors.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on September 3, 2014 at 11:47 PM

Beautiful mood you have created. However, I would definitely prefer the pistol or stamen, whatever the "orange thing" is, to be in focus. It is the "eye" of the flower, and just like with people and animals, out-of-focus eyes rarely, if ever, are successful. Otherwise, gorgeous vignetting, and beautiful colors.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 4, 2014 at 9:34 AM

Good complementary colors. Nice soft focus. I actually like the focus on the pistil.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 4, 2014 at 12:56 PM

Very nice lensbaby effect and beautiful glowing colors.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 4, 2014 at 1:36 PM

Soft and glowing colors. Good job with the Lens Baby..........................Jim

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 4, 2014 at 4:05 PM

Catherine: I looked forward every spring to your crocus shots, especially those shot with your toes

. This is 4+ marvelous. Love the POF and light especially. Many thumbs up

! >=))>

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

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 4, 2014 at 6:46 PM

Heh-heh.…, yep, focus with the toes… This one might have been with elbows, as it looks like I'm up a little higher than the usual ground level with my nose in the dirt.

Thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoy these so much.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 4, 2014 at 8:30 PM

Hi Catherine

Ram echoed my thoughts perfectly. love the glow

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 5, 2014 at 9:36 AM

Beautiful color combination seen in the crocus, lovely light Catherine.
Very attractive floral, nice work!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on September 5, 2014 at 10:53 AM

Lovely! Masterful application of lighting and DOF …oh, and framing / cropping …. Well Done! Poster size seems appropriate… for hanging.

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on September 7, 2014 at 12:05 AM

Hi Catherine, This is a purple dream! Really nice!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 7, 2014 at 6:03 PM

Catherine, the light is pure-D exquisite.

Lovely work.

Carol

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on September 8, 2014 at 11:10 PM

Bold and beautiful, Catherine. Great color and wonderful sheen on the petals. Well done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 11, 2014 at 8:36 AM

Catherine I new that it was your, you are the master for Crocuses. All it's beautiful here but the light is more then beautiful, if possible. Bravo!
Cheers.

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