Gallery: FloraPosted July 14, 20162,137 views9 comments
Taken with Canon SX50 at Longwood Gardens earlier this year. 1/160 sec. F4, ISO 1000
Found taking these beautiful poppies a challenge this year. This is one of my favorites.
Comments always welcomed.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 14, 2016 at 5:08 PM
Beautiful pastels in this Patricia. I like the crop and the amazing detail in the stamens and stigma.The lighter colored petal is a bit of a distraction, but overall very nice work.
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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on July 14, 2016 at 5:54 PM
I agree with Ed's comment. Also, great detail in the petals.
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 14, 2016 at 7:13 PM
Wonderful combination of colors with the blue/yellow and excellent detail where it needs to be. Very nice image, a pleasure to view, way to go.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 15, 2016 at 4:01 PM
I love the blues and the crisp details in the center of the poppy, Patricia. This is just a suggestion of course; but if this were mine I think I would tone down that OOF petal on the left just a bit so it did not grab the viewers attention right away. I can see why this is one of your favorites.
Ed
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 15, 2016 at 4:31 PM
Your tribute to beauty and elegance in the flower world. I love the image and agree with the common opinion about the top of the petal too luminous. I think that it's enough to bring it at the same light and color or the other petals. Beautiful work anyway Patricia.
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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on July 16, 2016 at 5:31 AM
Hi Patricia, lovely colour, structure and composition with some wonderful subtle tones in the blues ... - agree with previous comments about light petal ...
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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on July 18, 2016 at 12:24 AM
Delicious. Only nit might be I'd like to see it slightly off-center—my Zen sensibility.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 18, 2016 at 9:04 AM
Patricia: Wonderful subject superbly captured and presented. I especially like the color palette. Very well done. >=))>
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 18, 2016 at 11:08 PM
Patricia, this is certainly one of your best. The colors and textures are delightful. I also think as others have stated, that it would be even better if the leftmost petal were closer to the color the other petals.
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