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Daffodil Illumination
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Daffodil Illumination

by Jeff Wiles

Gallery: FloraPosted April 15, 201175 views6 comments
OK- so here is an Easter season offering. I was 'messing around' with
back lighting, and these daffodils were interesting subject matter.
Recorded with a Canon FTB 35mm and normal lens approximately 15 minutes
post dawn.

~ Jeff Wiles
www.jeffwilesphotography.com

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on April 16, 2011 at 4:31 AM
Beautiful light, the back lighting works out really well here.
I like the atmosphere.

The flowers are a little too much centered for my taste though. I think that tilting the camera upwards, and thus bring the main point of attention down, would have worked better.

Registered on February 5, 2011, 21 Posts, 122 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 16, 2011 at 6:29 AM
I like the concept Jeff but the bright spot in the image is a little too dominant for my tastes. The blooms seem to be subordinate to it. I don't know what darkening it would do but I might be inclined to try that or even a crop.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 16, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Very creative Jeff. I would try a cropping 1/3 of the intense light at the top of the frame and that would tame the light a bit and still stay true to your creative vision.
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Back lighting is hard to nail for me. For my taste, this is overpowering and washing out the subject. What might have worked is a lower perspective with just the flower and light shining through. Just an opinion.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Doris Burdick on April 16, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Nice graphic design with the trio of daffodils as your main subject.
However, I find the bright spot too dominant and it draws my eye away from your subject. Perhaps if you got closer and lower you could use the trio of daffodils to block the sun and still have the backlight effect without the bright spot.
Also, later in the morning when the sun is higher in the sky may help with maintaining the backlight effect and eliminating the bright spot.
Registered on July 23, 2007, 8 Posts, 11 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Jeff,
I like your idea even if the light is a bit too intrusive for me. Nice mood. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments