Tulip Pair

Gallery: FloraPosted May 13, 2012444 views9 comments

A bit of a radical crop here - about 5-10% off the top of a vertical frame and 40-50% off the bottom. The out of focus background was dappled with a lot of light, and created a lot of competing lines. I tried to minimize as much as possible while keeping the focus on these two lovely blooms. With the lighting I did not change much from Lightroom defaults. I left the contrast as is for this look which I like very much. Thanks for taking a look!

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 100mm Macro
ISO-200
1/2500 at f/2.8

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 13, 2012 at 11:51 PM

Very nice Ned. A dreamy feeling image. I like the POF and the DOF.

Nathan

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 14, 2012 at 3:00 AM

Ned:
Your tulip compositions are getting better with each post. The softness here makes it rather appealing. Keep them coming.

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

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Like the splash of warm colours over the cool lower bg, Ned - lovely image.

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

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 14, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Ned - I like this very much

- excellent soft colors for the Tulip and excellent isolation on a non-distracting background.

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 14, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Lightroom always seems to be a bit cool in its default, but it certainly works here. The 2.8 gives a dreamy feel to this I like.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 14, 2012 at 7:57 PM

Lovely tulips.. great background and as has been said , dreamy feel!

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

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 14, 2012 at 9:35 PM

Hi Ned

Very well put together

The soft focus, soft paster colors, and the soft BG. make for very pleasent viewing. A very fine presentation

Albert Darmo

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

Comment posted by Gary Jacobson on May 20, 2012 at 1:00 AM

I too like the dreamy quality of the light in this composition. Well seen and captured.

Registered on May 20, 2012, 17 Posts, 41 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on May 23, 2012 at 5:17 PM

Nice the way you worked the background. It doesn't compete but even complements the petals in an almost subliminal way. Well done.

lucy

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments