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Mini Callas Color
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Mini Callas Color

by Kathy Barnhart

Gallery: FloraPosted November 8, 20163,504 views11 comments
These beautiful small calla lilies caught my eye in the flower market and this is my best image from many attempts to capture their curvy petals and gorgeous petals. I don't normally post in this gallery, but I always admire the work shown here.

Canon 5d,M3, ISO500, 100 Macro lens, f/2.8, 1/320 sec., tripod, taken outdoors in the shade with a little lighting.

Thanks in advance for any critiques or comments.

I used a small, hand held LED light with a warm filter.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 9, 2016 at 10:54 AM
I like the composition with the wavy petals and the color combination.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 9, 2016 at 12:13 PM
Please do post more in here. This is glorious! What kind of lighting?devil
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Mark James Ford on November 9, 2016 at 2:24 PM
Hi Kathy, wonderful play of colour and form in an excellent composition! Like it!
Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on November 9, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Wow!! A gorgeous image in the tradition of Georgia O'Keefe - dont' change a thing!
Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments
Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on November 10, 2016 at 8:38 AM
Caught my eye too! Amazing colors and abstract design created by the colors and just enough to make out the calla lily. I might crop to eliminate the dark green right corner as it is less focused in that area any way and does take away from those beautiful colors just below it. Very interesting and beautiful photography. Thank you for sharing and posting in this gallery. 
Registered on October 27, 2016, 229 Posts, 393 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on November 11, 2016 at 2:56 AM
Wonderful Riot of Colours Kathy! devil
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 14, 2016 at 10:50 PM
Kathy, wonderful colors, curves and lines. Very beautiful image!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 17, 2016 at 7:02 PM
Your lighting works very well for the most part, though the bright greens in the lower right corner tend to draw my eye.  I also like the curves and the way they lead into the image.  Overall a very delightful arrangement.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 19, 2016 at 2:00 AM
A gorgeous and artistic close-up that really accents the wavy shapes and the beautiful palette of colors.  Good eye to see the composition and an excellent shot with just the right DOF. Very nice, Kathy!
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 19, 2016 at 1:28 PM
Katy I have looked at your photo in the larger view window and I have admired the beautiful colors and the original composition of the image. The award is surely deserved.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 19, 2016 at 4:44 PM
The new coloured callas also facinate me, but I have not been able to get a good angle on them.
This is very artistic,  colourful, and a perfect perspective.
Congrats on a fine WP the first time you posted in this gallery!
excellent work!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments