WC - 1st Place

Gallery: EPA 2015Posted December 30, 2014848 views18 comments

Camellia at Sunset

Back lit by the sunset rays the Camellia reveals unexpected transparencies.
Taken in the greenhouse near home against an hedge in a dark shade.
Please look at the larger photo.

D800E, Nikkor 200mm macro - f/5,6 and ISO 160.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 30, 2014 at 4:29 PM

Wow! A stunning shot. I like the lighting in the different layers.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 30, 2014 at 5:04 PM

Hi Gigi,

Nicely done. The yellow glow is fantastic

. .................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 30, 2014 at 5:18 PM

A stunning shot, Gigi! The various shades of white are great, but the bits of yellow near the center add something special.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 30, 2014 at 7:11 PM

Abaolutelt marvelous light, Gigi .....I am speechless

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 31, 2014 at 7:44 AM

Has the fragile look of fine china that if tapped would break into a million pieces. Wonderful backlighting that makes the petals transparent. Excellent image!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on December 31, 2014 at 1:00 PM

This is absolutely magical Gigi. The lighting is perfect, and so is setting it off against the dark BG. Marvelous detail from the layers of petals

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 31, 2014 at 3:11 PM

Hi Gigi

Exceptionally beautiful, with sublime color and light

Albert Darmo
Canada

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

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 1, 2015 at 4:55 PM

Just wonderful. Enough said.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 4, 2015 at 6:36 AM

I remember this well, Gigi ! A most beautiful use of the backlighting, with a lovely centre glow and play of light and shade across the petals.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by John Launstein on January 5, 2015 at 1:38 AM

Holy smokes, Gigi! That is way cool. It seriously looks like vector artwork in many ways. I'm not sure if that makes it surreal or ultra-real but the tones and contrast are off the charts and the glow is just ridiculous. Two thumbs way up on this one!

Registered on April 5, 2011, 223 Posts, 1193 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 11, 2015 at 10:23 AM

Very nice to see this lovely image recognised, Gigi - many congratulations on the WP !!!

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on January 11, 2015 at 12:51 PM

Congrats Gigi! I liked this a lot when you posted this the first time and I like it now. Exceptional take on the Camellia. Absolutely gorgeous!

Sanjay

Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 12, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Translucent beauty. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2016 at 4:58 PM

Congratulation, Gigi!! Meritato premio!! devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 10, 2016 at 5:19 PM

Gigi: You are a master of light! Congrats on a well deserved EPA. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 16, 2016 at 1:07 PM

Many congratulations, Gigi, on the EPA award for a gorgeous image !! Thoroughly deserved !!!