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Hearts of Spring
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Hearts of Spring

by Jim Sabiston

Gallery: FloraPosted April 26, 2010135 views10 comments
The Bleeding Heart bloom has peaked in our yard. Looking for an unusual take on this old standard, I tried shooting through the flowers into the late afternoon sun and came up with this. I hope you like it.

Canon 5D MkII, 180mm macro, F3.5, 1/125 sec, iso 100, gitzo tripod

Comments welcome!

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Mike Reid on April 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM
really nice....these are tricky to do and your background here is really working :cool:
Registered on February 28, 2009, 37 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on April 27, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Exquisite colors and background :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Timothy Epp on April 27, 2010 at 12:58 AM
I particularly like the lighting and background; nice!
Registered on January 1, 2009, 72 Posts, 333 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 27, 2010 at 2:11 AM
Love the pastel coloring Jim.
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 27, 2010 at 3:44 AM
Jim:
This backlighting works really well to show the texture and internal structure of this flower. Very creative and imaginative. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 27, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Jim, excellent image. I really like the backlighting, BG, and the muted colors. :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Great backlit shot! Superb shot.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 27, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Jim: Absolutely beautiful use of the back light. Very effective image and indeed an unusual take on these beauties. More really good vision from you. >=))> :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on April 27, 2010 at 10:05 PM
I like it, nice bg and the colours are interesting.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 145 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on April 27, 2010 at 11:08 PM
The backlighting is sweet. I feel like a voyeur looking at the subject. Beautiful color and no blown highlights. Bg is great. Only nit - I know that if you had the whole right most blossom in the image another blossom would have suffered the fate of that blossom, but I would have liked to see some open negative space. I know, I am asking too much. Other than that, sweet capture! :toast:
Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments