Best Wishes !!

Gallery: FloraPosted December 22, 2014122 views12 comments

I don't have a particularly seasonal image so am posting this cherry branch as a hopeful sign of a flourishing New Year for all Florans in particular and NPNers in general..

Canon 400D, Tamron 55-200 @ 200, 1/320 @ f5.6, 0.67ev, ISO 400

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12 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 22, 2014 at 9:47 AM

Ian, it's a lovely view with the very young leaves and beautiful flowers set against a very complementary background. It certainly speaks of spring and rebirth. (I would like to explore a large version of this.)

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 22, 2014 at 6:37 PM

Gorgeous, Ian. Best wishes for a "flourishing" New Year for you as well.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 23, 2014 at 2:26 AM

Ian ..thats Sweeeet ..!! would a square crop work better ..with less stem?
Merry Christmas and a Great new year..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 23, 2014 at 8:21 AM

Ah, Spring! This brings back warm memories and hope for next year's crop of flowers. Best wishes for the New Year to you and yours. Great image by the way.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 23, 2014 at 9:03 PM

Ian - Seasons Greetings !

Solid diagonal composition on a superb and clean background. The lighting also is working in your favour here.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on December 23, 2014 at 10:23 PM

Simple and wonderful. Have a wonderful holiday season Ian.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 24, 2014 at 2:10 PM

Nice sentiment and a lovely image. May your New Year be blessed as well.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 25, 2014 at 8:59 AM

Good light and comp, with a solid soft background. I wouldn't change a thing, except maybe begging you to post a larger picture!

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 25, 2014 at 10:11 AM

Ian,

Merry Christmas!

Details are wonderful and the lighting is pretty choice on those flowers. I think a crop to pull the branch out of the corner should help the composition as well.....................Jim

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 26, 2014 at 9:41 AM

Ian, a bloomed cherry branch in always an image that communicates new and happy events. Here you have added a romantic and luminous atmosphere.
Beautiful, you have given to me no one chance for critiques.
I hope to be still in time for exchanging greeting and wishing to you a 2015 rich of fulfillment and gratifications not only for photos.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 26, 2014 at 3:20 PM

This is very pretty, Ian. No nits from me. Wishing you a flourishing New Year as well!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 27, 2014 at 2:08 PM

Ian: I love your cherry blossom shots and this is one of your best. Love the simple comp and the DOF/plane of focus. Superbly done. >=))>

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