tulip-stalking the sun

Gallery: FloraPosted March 20, 2010151 views13 comments

Shot this evening. Many tulips have opened in the neighborhood. Skagit Valley tulip festival web site says the fields should be blooming next weekend.

Zeiss 100mm macro, Nikon D300
1/80 sec, F4, tripod, mirror up, cable, no filters.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 20, 2010 at 3:02 AM

Expertly designed photo.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 20, 2010 at 6:21 AM

I love the lighting and presentation Ken. Really good job

Bob

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 20, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Nice light and well mastered two colours composition. Well seen and done Ken.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 20, 2010 at 10:21 AM

I love the lines and the light Ken. Great feeling from this photo. Enjoy your tulips! I think ours are still several weeks out.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 20, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Ken: Spectacular shot! The lighting is just superb and I love the overall dark palette. 4 stars! >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 20, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Kinda cool and dramatic. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on March 21, 2010 at 12:15 AM

Excelllent job on the composition. And the glow of light on the bud is the icing on the cake.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 21, 2010 at 8:35 AM

I like everything about this image. Your choice of framing, position, background, dof all work extremely well. My only nit is that the tone of the greens seem to contain just a little too much blue. Might be my computer.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 21, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Gorgeous image Ken. Great light and composition.

Pat

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Comment posted by Margo Pinkerton on March 21, 2010 at 2:26 PM

Ken, This is an excellent example of how light and tonality work. You don't need a lot of color. This is a great and unusual photograph, well composed and thought out.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 21, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Hi Ken

Fascinating lines and symmetry. The light, and color are amazing.