Star magnolia

Gallery: FloraPosted February 23, 20172,278 views7 comments

Star magnolia ‘Rose King’, image taken last spring. I shot this very carefully to avoid any dark background peeking through the petals. Does the turned up petal in the center distracting?

D90, 105 mm, f/6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, original frame. May 2016.
All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on February 23, 2017 at 9:45 PM

My kind of floral image, Yun. The turned up petal does not bother me a bit. I love the beautiful flowing petals and the nice light. In the words of Bill, two thumbs up. devil

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 23, 2017 at 11:22 PM

Yun: This is a real beauty. Wonderful color palette and I love the flow of the petals. Most excellent and as Scott said "2 thumbs up". enlightened

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 24, 2017 at 7:58 AM

Soft flowing elegance! I didn't notice the petal until you mentioned it. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 24, 2017 at 9:50 PM

A delicate, flowing image. Technically well made.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 25, 2017 at 1:05 AM

The colors throughout are wonderful, soft and elegant. Because the colors blend so well, the petal in the foreground is not a distraction at all. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 26, 2017 at 8:23 AM

Very beautiful image, Yun ! The light and shade, and the suffusion of pale purple in the petals is superbly handled. The whole composition has a lovely rhythm to it - the slightest of nits might be to suggest a small crop from the L but this is excellent as is.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 1, 2017 at 9:01 AM

Yun I really love the softness of the petal opposite to the sharpness of the center. I like very much also the delicate, elegant and romantic color of the petals. Beautiful photo for me.

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