Summer Color

Gallery: FloraPosted August 5, 2011109 views18 comments

Been shooting backyard flora lately, and while we have several of these plants I don't know the name. But the bg flowers are Zinnias, some small, some large.

D7000 105 micro f/3.3 1/1000 ISO 200

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18 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 5, 2011 at 3:49 PM

Love the pastels! Good comp and delicate mix of colors.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on August 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM

very lovely, beautiful color range...

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 5, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Oh, I didn't know we were at an ice cream social. I'll take the lime sorbet thanks. Wonderful summer pastels Wayne.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM

Just about pastel heaven here. I like the comp and the incredible background wash of colors!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 5, 2011 at 8:24 PM

Wayne:
The bg is terrific with the wash of pastel color. I like the fg bloom as well but not sure about the OOF echo... seems to distract more than support the main subject. This could just be me.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 6, 2011 at 12:20 AM

The variety of pastel colors is amazing. Colorful doesn't begin to describe it. A beautifully crafted image.

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Comment posted by Sindy Burk on August 6, 2011 at 4:53 AM

Like the soft feel, the background is stunning, would have liked to have a stronger foreground, the blue flower a bit more saturated, just stronger. But nevertheless a nice dreamy image.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 6, 2011 at 4:58 AM

Beautiful colors and light Wayne. I also like the detail in the in focus subject. The second flower doesn't work that well for me and actually tends to mask the first. I think I'm in a minority on that though in that most folks tend to like subject echoes in the image from the same plant variety. I almost never do, at least not if they overlap. Regardless, this is a striking image with a very appealing mood.

pat

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 6, 2011 at 10:13 AM

Very well composed and captured Wayne. The simplicity of the main bloom and BG color range are a wonderful marriage.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 6, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Very delicate image Wayne. I'd almost like to see the two flowers separated a little more, splitting the image up a little, but that's personal taste. It's very well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 6, 2011 at 5:10 PM

Tender and soft looking with a superb b/g. Nice w/stem coming from corner too.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 6, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Exquisite colouring and a fine composition, Wayne. The gentle flow of the stems and flowers across the frame against the spread of colours in the bg really bring out the delicacy of the subject. Lovely image !!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 6, 2011 at 8:25 PM

Very artistic, Wayne! I like the high key effect.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 6, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Hi Wayne

The palette of awesome pastel color is breathtaking

wonderful work

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 6, 2011 at 11:35 PM

The bg takes center stage in this image. Beautiful color wash.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 7, 2011 at 1:04 AM

Nice bokeh--very pretty!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Wayne: A color junkie's fix for a month! I might like this a bit better without the echoing flower but it is sure beautiful as is. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on August 11, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Dreamy summer days are what I see looking at this image , beautifully done !

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