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OT: Garden Reflections

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Posted by Jeremy Week on March 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM
OT: Garden Reflections
Hi,

OT, in the sense that these were taken at the Denver Botanic Gardens
last fall.

I found some beds of flowers with layers of colors, then did some
camera motion on them. My intent was to make a sea of vibrant colors.

Thanks for looking.
Posted by Jeremy Week on March 17, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Garden Reflections #2
Posted by Jeremy Week on March 17, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Garden Reflections #3
Posted by John Mumaw on March 17, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Cool stuff!
Your intentions were realized...Interesting abstracts and real vibrant colors. I like what you did here.
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 17, 2009 at 11:36 PM
My intent was to make a sea of vibrant colors.

Success! These are awesome! I like #1 best.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 17, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Very nice and very creative. I'm partial to #1, but they're all good.
Posted by Phillip Noll on March 18, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Very cool! I like them all! :smile:
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM
#1 is still my favorite. Glad you shared these here.

What do you guess the "keeper" ratio is on your motion blur experiments?
On a good day....1:10 - 1:100 - 1:1,000 ???

In #1 and #2 were you moving the camera in an arc?
I like the effect.
Posted by Chris Rice on March 18, 2009 at 3:23 AM
Jeremy;

The first adjective that came to mind when I saw these was Carnaval in Rio. Very colorful!
Posted by Jody Grigg on March 18, 2009 at 9:23 AM
I agree that #1 is the best one, it really is a sea of colors.
Posted by Nick Moore on March 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM
I'm so glad you posted these Jeremy, these really are creative, unique and colourful. I think #1 is my favourite too, the colours blend well in that one. I look forward to flower season when you can create some more of these!.
Posted by Jeremy Week on March 18, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments!

Bill, on the "keeper ratio", that's hard to say. Probably depends on the subject and what type of feeling you
are trying to convey. I had never thought of it that way before. I'll try thinking about that next time I make
some of these. Thanks!
Posted by Dave Showalter` on March 18, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Oooooo! Nice - thanks for trying something different and sharing it here.
Posted by Jesse Speer on March 18, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Yup, you certainly achieved your goal. Vibrant stuff.
I like the structure that jumps out in #2. Almost painterly.
Posted by Jack Brauer on March 18, 2009 at 4:22 PM
I like the first one... great color!
Posted by Stan Rose on March 18, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Real purty, Jeremy! I like #2 the best.