The Blue Bells Of Spring

Gallery: FloraPosted April 23, 2016111 views6 comments

A recent trip to Dartmoor allowed myself and Ines the opportunity to capture a few early Blue Bells (Hyacinthus non-scripta). Nearly half of the worlds Blue Bells are found in the UK with a large proportion of these in and around Dartmoor. Unfortunately, we were a little early for the 'main show' (by about two weeks), but I thought i would share this High-Key impression with you ...

SD1 Merril, Meyer Görlitz Orestor 135mm, F2.8, ISO 100, 1/320 sec.

A larger view can be found HERE.

Cheers, Mark

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 23, 2016 at 8:27 AM

Beautifully done, Mark ! I like the large space you've left to suggest the delicacy of the flowers, which are crisp against the pale yellow backdrop.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 23, 2016 at 12:52 PM

Mark: Hyper excellent. Beautiful color palette and comp. 2+ thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 23, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Beautiful image, Mark. The soft yellowish bg perfectly complements the bkuebells. Very artistic, as usual for you.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 25, 2016 at 10:45 AM

Beautiful Work, Mark. I will just echo what the others have said. devil

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 28, 2016 at 3:48 AM

I have lost this splendid photo Mark. Jim made an excellent choice.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 29, 2016 at 5:47 PM

Beautiful capture ! the high-key treatment works well. Love how the stems fade at the bottom.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

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