Trumpet Vine

Gallery: FloraPosted July 12, 201071 views14 comments

A few years ago, we planted a trumpet vine at the base of our mailbox. It has grown like crazy and has engulfed our mailbox. So I trimmed it back so the mailcarrier could access the mailbox and brought some in for a photoshoot. Prcessed with Viveza 2 and Nik midnight and darken lighten filters prior to PS4
Canon 50D
Canon 100mm 2.8L
2.5 sec, f25

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 12, 2010 at 12:46 PM

Lovely contrasts and colours. The black BG goes well with this image. Very neat capture. Thanks for sharing the large version.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 12, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Very VERY, VERRRRY nice capture Kathy. Maybe a schoosh more canvas on the right and subtract the bit on the left so that the stem comes in at the corner. The lighting is fantastic on the greenery. Use of the black bg makes your subject pop. I like the two eyes coming out of the two antennae.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 12, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Get rid of the stem altogether and you have a real winner! Unusual subject, handled beautifully.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 12, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Excellent presentation Kathy.

May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 12, 2010 at 7:17 PM

The lighting really makes for a fine portrait. Lovely.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 12, 2010 at 7:48 PM

Great comp and very fine light Kathy. Gorgeous...

Pat

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 12, 2010 at 9:25 PM

Hi Kathy.

A very interesting composition

The light and detail are wonderfully done.

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 13, 2010 at 12:16 AM

Great lighting and comp. Shifting the frame slightly to the right as suggested by Steve is a good idea. I might also be inclined to make the stem disappear altogether.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 14, 2010 at 12:56 AM

The stem makes it look a little ungainly. Otherwise, my jaw dropped when I saw this. Wow, Kathy! What an elegant and exotic looking beauty. Lucky you to have it growing so well you can trim it for bouquets.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 14, 2010 at 2:15 AM

What an excellent image

Very well captured and processed

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on July 14, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I processed 4 of these at the time I posted this, and I also had mixed feelings about the stem. I'm glad others noticed, too and gave me their input. It helps confirm my instincts.

One that I pocessed has the stem cloned out, and I'll will post it later. I think I'll also try one with Steve's idea of having the stem only partially visible and disappearing ino the background. This has been a fun little grouping of flowers to sboot.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 211 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Brava Kathy! I have never caught a decent photo of this flower. This is excellent.
Take care.

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 17, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Kathy: I'm late to this party but my first impression was to make the stem go away as well. I can also see the suggestion to move the subject in the frame a bit. The colors and exposure are superb and the lighting is top notch. Well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 21, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Against the black bg this just sings. Beautiful work. As for the lightbox I use, I got it from Adorama, just a simple white box with two lights. I use it mostly during our long winter months (as I know you have too) to keep in touch with shooting flowers.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments