Pacific Bleeding Heart + REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted May 10, 201183 views9 comments

There thousands of bunches of these Pacific Bleeding Hearts in the woods out here in Maple Valley, WA but most are drenched and totally beat up by this dreary, wet spring. This group was in better shape than most. I'm not sure if I should soften the pink of another group in the ulc and another in the right center. Also is the green too bright? It was cloudy this morning when I took this shot but the vegetation immediately behind the flowers was fairly bright.

D7000
ISO 400
f8
1/100th
150mm macro
handheld

I appreciate any feedback. Thanks for looking!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM

I like this cluster of these Steve and the curve of the stem. The colors are ok for me but I might either darken the bg or pull some of the yellow out of it. I'd probably de-emphasize the pink in the viewer's ulc by cloning a little more green over it. The image has an appealing mood to it.

pat

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Steve:
A nice bunch. I took some these too recently at Regent Park, London.
The colors here are fine. As a personal taste, I would prefer the bg to be a little darker but this is good as it is. The pink in the bg does not pull the eyes away from the blooms.

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

Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 10, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Hey Steve, very nice comp, good details on the flowers, and green BG looks fine.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 10, 2011 at 10:57 PM

Interesting variety. I've never seen them bunched. I like the curving stem and separation from the clean BG.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 10, 2011 at 11:49 PM

Steve: I did notice the ULC and would definitely color it in. The rest of the shot is very well done. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 11, 2011 at 1:02 AM

Ahh ..looks like its bled ....Well done Steve ...fantastic composition ...your choice of BG is great ..and the vanishing stem ...well done ..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 11, 2011 at 5:46 PM

A winner IMHO, I love the detail in the flowers and the arc and fading of the stem. The BG is very complimentary and supportive. It appears to me that a slight OOF pinkish area in the UL corner could be cloned out, a little distracting. (Steve, I am green color blind, so if that area in the UL corner isn't really there, then it's just me.)

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on May 11, 2011 at 7:40 PM

I like the overall image Steve but I whole heartedly agree with Pat's comment. This is a very strong image that could be even stronger.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on May 11, 2011 at 8:34 PM

Thanks you everyone for your feedback. Not everyone agreed that I should change the background but I decided I would like it better with it a bit less yellow and not as bright. I also removed the pink group in the ulc.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions!

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments