Snow Drops 2004

Gallery: FloraPosted March 14, 20042,620 views11 comments

Ahh springs around the corner. Shot these this week. Tried the 300/4 instead of my simga 180 since it was already on the camera.
Canon D-60 Canon 300/4 and 1.4x

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by joshua evans on March 14, 2004 at 11:26 AM

Looks nice Randy! Maybe needs to be a stop lighter IMHO (but it could be my monitor)

Registered on January 28, 2004, 18 Posts, 293 Comments

Comment posted by Randy Harrison on March 14, 2004 at 11:54 AM

thanks Joshua. I didn't want to blow out the whites in the flowers.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 468 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on March 14, 2004 at 1:43 PM

IMO the whites are near perfect on this Randy. I cant wait to use my 300/4 on flowers - and really look forward to the season. Snowdrops lend themselves to a pleasing arching comp and you nailed this one well. I am not a purist and probably would have cloned out the dirt spots on the uppermost bloom. Nice capture!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by David Gottlieb on March 14, 2004 at 4:46 PM

really nice Randy.I like the greens and the whites look fine to me.The tele gave a beautiful BG

Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Vernon on March 14, 2004 at 5:30 PM

Its a nice composition but I would like to see the black spots cloned out.
Ken

Registered on March 8, 2004, 24 Posts, 263 Comments

Comment posted by Dane Glueck on March 14, 2004 at 8:18 PM

Very nice, I like the opened buds, but think the unopened buds really make the image - the sense of what's to come. Great clean background and nice position of the stem in the corner to create the diagonal line.

Registered on November 10, 2003, 193 Posts, 1748 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on March 15, 2004 at 8:03 PM

Randy,

Only 6 comments!!!!!!!!!!Just doesn't make any sense with a great shot like this. You chose the perfect plant with just the right flowers. Image clarity and that background are super. A very pleasing image. Wish I had the opportunity to shoot one of these. But I don't think they grow down in S. La. And you shot it with my favorite lens, great work, one to be proud of.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Herman Blockx on March 18, 2004 at 5:53 AM

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Comment posted by Gordon McGregor on March 19, 2004 at 1:14 PM

You've certainly kept all the detail in the highlights like you said you wanted, but somehow it feels a bit dark and slightly underexposed maybe about a 1/3rd or half a stop. The composition is real pretty, softly OOF background and good work. I'd maybe clone out the 3 dirt spots on the center bloom if you were going for a print.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 14 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Graf on March 21, 2004 at 11:19 PM

Exposure looks dead on to me - and my monitor is calibrated. Beautiful and elegant composition. Nice work.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 39 Posts, 542 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Heeley on April 2, 2004 at 11:14 AM

clone out the spots .thats all.otherwise this is as good as it gets

Registered on April 2, 2004, 37 Posts, 36 Comments