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The Promise . . .
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The Promise . . .

by Bill Fach

Gallery: FloraPosted December 13, 2009133 views12 comments
. . . of Flowers to Come
Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/2 sec @ f11

Amaryllis buds shot in my indoor "bathroom studio". This was actually a bit of a mistake in that I metered off the BG to render it white and overexposed a bit. However I liked it better than the correct exposure. All comments welcome. >=))>

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by May Haga on December 13, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Exquisite Bill. Love the title - today it is somewhere around minus 35 - this image makes me feel very hopeful that better things will come.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on December 13, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Bill, make more mistakes! This is a SUPERB! :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Ah, I remember this one well. The high key effect really gives it great impact. Thanks for reposting it.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by jamie pringle on December 13, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Very nice high key presentation of this amaryllis bud. Highly original and a very hopeful theme :toast:
Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on December 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Here's to mistakes Bill! :toast: A lovely high-key presentation.

David M. Cobb
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 13, 2009 at 7:42 PM
One of my favorites of yours Bill. The overexposure gives it an ethereal quality. It's a very striking image. Exceptional...

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 13, 2009 at 8:49 PM
A very fortuitous mistake! :biggrin: Love the high key here!
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 13, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Bill, Over exposure is much preferred here. Superb high key execution - while retaining all the details where they need to be :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 14, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Wonderful focus on the centre of the bud, Bill, ( you almost feel you could touch it ) and quite superb high key lighting. What a mistake to make !!
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 14, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Way cool! :cool:
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 15, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Excellent photo Bill. I like the white BG (unfortunately not very often used). :smile:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by beth summer on December 15, 2009 at 2:38 PM
How did I miss this one :rolleyes: It's beauiful, Bill. I really like the high key effect and I love the colors. Amaryllis are such wonderful flowers to shoot. Can't wait for mine to get to this stage!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments