Selected Tulips + REPOST

Gallery: FloraPosted April 28, 2012189 views22 comments

Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest, Woodburn, OR, presented stunning acres of tulips as well as mid-summer weather and light. I was definitely attracted to the pink-purple-orange layering here, but not sure I did it justice in my choice of dof. Sure would appreciate to know how it looks to you. Thanks.

D700, 70-200VR @ 190, handheld, cpl; f3.2, 1/3200. (There was a breeze at times.)

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 28, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Lovely, Catherine! I like it as it is; however, for comparative purposes, I would like to
see this composition with no blur in the FG. If you took such an image, would you
please post it.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on April 29, 2012 at 12:56 AM

Ok, this image has great possibilities. The tulips that are in the middle of your images are stunning! Having those as your main subject in the foreground with the existing blurred background tulips would really make this image picture perfect.

Hope this helps?

Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on April 29, 2012 at 12:56 AM

Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on April 29, 2012 at 2:11 AM

I agree with the others Catherine. Love the sharp mid ground and blurred background! I find the out of focus foreground to be a bit distracting though. I might try a square crop and see how that works. Looking forward to seeing some of your other images from here!

Registered on November 24, 2008, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments

Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on April 29, 2012 at 4:03 AM

very nice, Catherine....I like it as it is....

Brigitte

Registered on January 10, 2009, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 29, 2012 at 5:16 AM

Catherine

Lovely field of tulips! The light is great as well and the DOF is fine. Perhaps less of the foreground blur might work better.

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

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 29, 2012 at 8:17 AM

Lots of different opinions on this one, so here's one more. I like the blurred/crammed foreground and the light and selective focus on the middle. I don't really care for the orange layer in the far BG, and I'd crop the top to eliminate it. However, that's minor. Overall, I like this image very much.

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

Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 29, 2012 at 9:11 AM

Beautiful Catherine. Very nice colors. I like the very good chosen DOF concentrating on the flowers in the middle of frame. Excellent lght. Nicely done.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 29, 2012 at 9:36 AM

I love this as is although I agree with scott's crop suggestion. I think the blurred fg adds intrigue and makes the sharp midground that much better. the progression of pink tones front to back is particularly nice.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on April 29, 2012 at 12:16 PM

To have the middle tulips as your in focus subject may not be conventional, but I think it works very well. Nice to see something a bit different.

Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 29, 2012 at 1:49 PM

Very nice colours. I like this very much. Maybe the OOF flowers would work better if they are limited to the lower portion of the frame.

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 29, 2012 at 3:04 PM

Hi Catherine

Breathtaking layers of tulips, Love the colors and light!!..... After all is said and done

My opinion is similar to the comments of D&L and Gary ...... Less FG blur would make this fine image even stronger

Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 29, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Here's a cropped version, as some of you suggested I try, and I think it is better, yes? Personally, I didn't like the look of the image when I eliminated all of the blurred fg flowers.
Thanks for all of the opinions.

Love it! Interesting that this image should bring out so many points of view...

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 29, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Hi Catherine :wavey : Everyone has their views on how an image should be croped. it's very subjective

I find the repost is a better image.
Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 29, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Landscape version for comparison.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on April 29, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Catherine, Really like the crowd of Tulips here - specially the beautifully backlit ones. Brigitte posted something similar a few days back and I am not sure if I like the foreground OFF Tulips. Rest of the frame is top class for me. I am OK with the orange-ish ones in the background (farthest) - in fact I like that colored portion there.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on April 29, 2012 at 10:53 PM

Beautiful work on these - that was so much fun!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 467 Posts, 2803 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 30, 2012 at 9:20 AM

A little out of the box, but a beautiful image Catherine.
You dared to be different

Very nice, I like it!

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

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 30, 2012 at 1:05 PM

I love the repost and the landscape version Catherine! Excellent, excellent work.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 1, 2012 at 8:36 AM

Coming a bit late to this, Catherine, and can only add that maybe the repost seems a touch stronger ( more intense ) but I like both. I think the unusual comp is justified by the excellent lighting on the middle tulips - they hold the stage perfectly.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 1, 2012 at 3:31 PM

I like all 3 images, my personal opinion is that the "landscape" is the strongest. The color and glow are amazing in these.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 1, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Catherine , this image would have been soo awesome if you could have risen above the oof front. I love the image from there back but feel as posted the oof front is a bit distracting. The colors and lighting are great.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments