Morning Light + REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted February 16, 2010112 views10 comments

I've had more fun seeing what I could accomplish with my wonderful Costco bouquet of Spider Chrysanthemums.

It's fun getting reacquainted with the camera again too.

This morning I wanted to capture the light from the window behind the Chrysanthemum bouquet and I also wanted to experiment with Live View.

D700, 70-200mm lens + 500D Canon CU Diopter, tripod, ISO 100, 6.0 s, f/22, 155 mm.

Thanks for looking.

Carol

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 17, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Awesome 3D effect Carol. The only minor nit for me is the white spaces at around 2 and 4 o'clock.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 17, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Great to see you back!
THis is beautiful - my only nit is that bright area on the right.
The mum glows, otherwise!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Tomas Turecek on February 17, 2010 at 3:22 AM

I would copy Sandy's comment - I like how the blossom almost glows and I'm a bit distracted by the bright area. Lovely colours, too!

Registered on August 14, 2009, 17 Posts, 200 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 17, 2010 at 9:49 AM

I like the pov and dof as well as the comp. The brighter areas are a touch distracting as already stated. I do like how the rest of the light falls on the bloom.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 17, 2010 at 11:18 AM

Very cool shot Carol! I like the color and the 'in your face' feel of the bloom. I also wish that the bright areas on the right were not there.

Nathan

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

Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on February 17, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Beautiful and dramatic! I like this one alot, very well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 17, 2010 at 8:27 PM

That woke me up. Striking image Carol. I'd clone some dark into the bright spots on the right and then print this. Very fine comp.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on February 17, 2010 at 11:42 PM

Thank you all for taking the time to view the Spider Chrysanthemum and leave your comments.

Crawled out of unpacking this evening to work on the image.

You all were absolutely right; there sure were some bright and distracting spots. Hope you like the reworked image even better.

Carol

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

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 19, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Carol, the light is really BEAUTIFUL and creates a tridimensional appearence. From the very close and clear foreground till the far and soft background one can feel a great depth. I love the photo.
Cheers.

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Carol: The two small highlights at 10 and 3 o;clock do bug me a bit but your fixes worked pretty well. The larger bright area at 1 o'clock works for me. Really nice lighting control. >=))>

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