Abstract Amaryllis

Gallery: FloraPosted January 26, 201164 views14 comments

The petals of the amaryllis were so perfect! This is my first experience with one and was not disappointed! All C&C welcome.
Thanks for looking,
Anne

105mm, ISO100
f29, 20 sec

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on January 26, 2011 at 10:56 PM

Nice lines and very well composed. I like the subtle orange.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 26, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Anne:
This is really to my liking. Lovely curving lines radiating out to the top and right and forming a 'V'. The very top petal redirects the viewer back-down to the center of the image. Nice color with different shades or orange. Well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Beautiful image and a particularly strong comp for my tastes Anne. I actually think I'd prefer the image cropped down from the top so that the V ends at the top of the image without the redirecting petal tip. Although that may very well just be my preference. Beautiful work either way.

pat

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 26, 2011 at 11:37 PM

Soft graceful flow and lines. Excellent!!!!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 27, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Nice lines and great colors...fine abstract

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 27, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Beautiful color Anne, and wonderful comp.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 27, 2011 at 10:25 PM

Hi Ann

A beautiful image, with great lines and color. Agree with Pat about a crop on the top.
Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 27, 2011 at 11:51 PM

Graceful beauty!
Lovely lines and colors - just gorgeous!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 28, 2011 at 3:14 PM

This is a very elegant abstract, Anne, with lovely soft tones and a superb composition. For me the upper R folded petal has to stay because you would otherwise lose the sweep of the main petal - I think it is fine in any case.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 28, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Beautiful composition. The lines you chose here work very nicely. Terrific work.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on January 28, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Thanks so much, everyone! I'll try the crop and let you know when I repost! I left the top curve in because I liked the light tip pointing back into the frame, but we will see what happens!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 29, 2011 at 3:46 PM

Anne: I go back and forth about the upper petal tip. My eye goes there immediately and I'm not sure I want to drift that high in the frame and away from the gentler sweep of the petals coming up from the bottom. All things considered I think I would prefer it cropped away but this certainly works very well for me as is. Nicely seen and captured.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 30, 2011 at 6:15 PM

Great to meet you and your husband at the shindig, Anne!
This is going to make a powerful HUGE print. Great use of lines and color!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 31, 2011 at 3:40 PM

My thoughts precisely echo what Bill had to say . . . I kept toying mentally with the crop even before I read the comments, and ended up thinking it was the way to go. Tough call though, and nice shot.

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