The Star.. + repost

Gallery: FloraPosted March 26, 201255 views10 comments

Another shot of the beautiful Star Magnolia,

a bit weathered and to the end of its life,

but I wanted to capture it for memory,

before the petals began to fall,

just to share with all of you ………

one last time this spring!

shot hand held, Nikon D700, 70-200mm, at 200mm, iso 200, 1/160th at f10

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 26, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Sally:
The magnolia in a park new me has already finished flowering this year. We do not have this variety so it is interesting to see. I like your frame against the blue sky here and you have handled the white well despite rather strong light. The image may be a tad over-sharpened as there is early halo effect.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 26, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Hi Sally

Your Magnolia shots keep getting better by the post!! Now the Bg is delightful, and the bloom is again well composed with great color and detail

Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 27, 2012 at 4:45 AM

Beautiful perspective on a lovely flower, Sally. You've caught the whites well, and I like seeing the flower with the greenery all around. So sad it will soon be no more ...... but then there's next year !!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 27, 2012 at 5:05 AM

Nicely placed against the blue BG. Very good perspective. Well done Sally.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 27, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Sally great improvement in choice of background and nice handling of the whites considering the harsh lighting situation. We had a hard freeze last night so I don't know if the season is over for the magnolias is over.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM

This look great Sally! Nice detail, DOF, color, and I like the blue BG too.
Well done on the exposure in this bright light, well good comp also

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 27, 2012 at 5:26 PM

Hello, and thanks everyone for your feedback... everytime I would go back and look at this the blue just seemed so stark... so I added a bit of a vignette to the edges, just to darken up the blue a bit... what do you think?

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 27, 2012 at 7:46 PM

This stands out for me because it looks so nice against the blue sky...not always easy to do, but the contrast and color are excellent. My only nit is a bit of a smear, or something like that (perhaps from cloning?) at the bottom of the frame just to the left of your signature. Otherwise an excellent shot.

Oops, just saw the repost. I slightly prefer the original...the vignette is a little too heavy for me.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 27, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Wonderful composition and capture Sally. Excellent work in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 1, 2012 at 9:51 AM

Three strong colors with supporting cast. Excellent! I also like your comp and exposure.

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