Waiting for spring

Gallery: FloraPosted January 24, 20172,305 views12 comments

In our garden, in a pot, against the sky when spring were all in bloom. I already want to come back.

D800E, Nikkor 60mm macro - f/22 and ISO 250.

Thanks for opinions and advices.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 24, 2017 at 6:14 PM

The lighting creates a beautiful transparency to the anenome. Almost like an illustration in a book. Perfect!

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

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on January 24, 2017 at 8:26 PM

Excellent Gigi. Wonderful lines and colors. Great translucency to the petals. Wonderful! (I usually don't like spent blooms, but this one seems to work for the photo.)

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 24, 2017 at 9:28 PM

I knew this was yours from the thumbnail without looking any further! I have no nits for this lovely image. Even the spent bloom seems to belong! devil

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 24, 2017 at 10:51 PM

Incredibly beautiful, Gigi. I don't know how you get such spectacular effects from simple back lighting. My wife thinks yo made a pact with the devil sad

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 25, 2017 at 3:42 AM

Dennis Plank.
Dennis this is what the devil told me in change of my soul.
- Shot: strong backlight, maximum of light for BG blown up, subject well lit and low contrast.
- Editing: lower contrast, lower color saturation, more sharpness, at the end 0,3 pixels of blur.
That's all.
Thanks to you and your wife for your interest about this photo.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on January 25, 2017 at 2:51 PM

Love the shot of the flower, but I'm not wild about the plain white background. Just one man's opinion.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 25, 2017 at 11:44 PM

Great illustration, Gigi. Beautiful veins in petals. I also like your composition which includes the spent flower.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 26, 2017 at 5:46 PM

Gigi: Brilliantly captured and superbly composed. When looking at the thumbnail I was not sure about the leaves on the lower edge but I think they are a fine supportive element. I also really like the combination of a full bloom and the one in decline. Many kudos.>=))>

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

Comment posted by Mark James Ford on January 28, 2017 at 4:36 AM

Lol - Gigi, go out and get some ice in front of the lens blush

A really beautiful shot in the meantime cool

... these graphic shots against a plain background are something I really enjoy.

Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 28, 2017 at 11:54 AM

All been said. Something really "artistic" about this one . Love it.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 4, 2017 at 11:21 AM

Congrats on the well deserved WP, Gigi. devil

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 5, 2017 at 12:40 AM

Beautiful - looks like an illustration in a fine art book!
Congrats on another very fine WP !
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments