Towards the light.

Gallery: FloraPosted November 26, 20071,431 views17 comments

Early in the morning, soon after the sunrise, the lily just awake is looking for its white dress leaning towards the growing light.

In a vase, from the florist's. I took the picture in our garden.

D2X, Nikkor F/200mm. micro - f/16 and ISO 280.

Hoping to read your comments and advices. Thanks.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Richard Sogn on November 26, 2007 at 10:32 PM

Gigi, I love the white with different shades of green. A very striking image.

Registered on January 17, 2007, 68 Posts, 210 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 26, 2007 at 11:47 PM

Great light Gigi and I love the water color like effect. Beautiful, simple image.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 27, 2007 at 12:20 AM

A very pretty shot Gigi. I love the light, and that one green leaf to the back left. Very nice. Have you applied any filters in post-production?

Nathan

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

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 27, 2007 at 4:11 AM

No filter Nathan. For smoothing the BG I applied twice a strong anti-noise. I often do this, making use of Neat Image. Thanks for your attention.

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

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 27, 2007 at 11:03 AM

Gigi, a beautiful presentation. Amazing control of the whites with excellent detail. Terrific crafting.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on November 27, 2007 at 3:39 PM

Beautiful image and nice exposure, Gigi!

Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on November 27, 2007 at 5:04 PM

Lovely image Gigi. Fantastic lighting and detail in the whites. Superbly done!

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on November 27, 2007 at 10:03 PM

Reminds me of a painting, Gigi. Excellent job on the whites and the crafting of this image.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 28, 2007 at 7:06 AM

Hey Gigi, very nice comp and it has a nice painted look. Great lighting.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on November 28, 2007 at 6:34 PM

Gentle light and beauty, Gigi.
I like everything about it.

Registered on May 21, 2007, 398 Posts, 2605 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 29, 2007 at 2:56 AM

What you can do with light and shadow on a subject just fascinates me, Gigi! This is fantastic. A brilliant surprise!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on December 3, 2007 at 8:46 PM

Wow, somehow I missed this one. Congrats on the EP.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 3, 2007 at 9:24 PM

Gigi, Congratulations on the EP, GIgi.

Beautiful whites and BG in this image.

Way to go.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 3, 2007 at 10:07 PM

Congrats Gigi. It's an exceptional image.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on December 4, 2007 at 11:13 AM

Congrats on your EP. Well deserved.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 5, 2007 at 11:52 PM

Gigi: I obviously like this a lot. For me the BG is the crowning touch to a finely crafted image.> =))>

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

Comment posted by Sanford Dickerson on December 7, 2007 at 4:23 PM

In my humble opinion, this a fantastic photo. Great example of "high key" photography. Beautiful!!!!

Registered on December 29, 2005, 19 Posts, 75 Comments