Gallery: FloraPosted December 24, 201264 views8 comments
I have no clue what this is, but a friend of mine has a bunch of it growing on her fence & offered me some to photograph.
Comments, suggestions welcome!
(Thanks Lucy for the ID!)
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8 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 24, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Eirini: I like the comp and subject placement. I'm ambivalent regarding the paneling in the BG; I like the texture but then again going to black would seem to help keep focus on the subject. Keep up the good work! >=))>
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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on December 24, 2012 at 5:33 PM
This really grows on you. I like it. Good crafting.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 25, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Not an expert....http://www.google.com/search?q=snail+flower&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KRTaUIGjBNDDiwKOuIGQDg&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=617
But, it looks like a snail flower to me. All the ones I've seen have also been purple.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 25, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Eirini - Definitely resembles the Snail Flower as mentioned by Lucy. Not my genre but I seem to like the mysterious mood to this presentation.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Erini:
Really like these kind of images though I have not done one for some time. The slightly angled side lighting is a lot more interesting than the first image of this genre that you posted. The container is an integral part of this image and adds a lot of appeal to this still life image.
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 25, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Eirini,
I like this but compositionally to me it seems to be more about the stem than the blooms. I do like the light interacting with the glass but I'd probably have emphasized the blooms more in the comp and that would have meant getting closer to them or changing the lighting. This is just my preference though, certainly nothing wrong with what you've done here.
pat
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 26, 2012 at 4:04 PM
This has that Old World appeal, almost an ancient oil painting, that begs a second and third look. It grows on one! Good work, Eirini!
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Another fine art piece.
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8 commentsBut, it looks like a snail flower to me. All the ones I've seen have also been purple.
Really like these kind of images though I have not done one for some time. The slightly angled side lighting is a lot more interesting than the first image of this genre that you posted. The container is an integral part of this image and adds a lot of appeal to this still life image.
I like this but compositionally to me it seems to be more about the stem than the blooms. I do like the light interacting with the glass but I'd probably have emphasized the blooms more in the comp and that would have meant getting closer to them or changing the lighting. This is just my preference though, certainly nothing wrong with what you've done here.
pat