Bleeding Heart

Gallery: FloraPosted January 1, 201396 views14 comments

Took this last year, well 2011 in Virginia, love these plants. C&C welcome!
Canon 7D, 70-200L IS II @ 130mm, 1/200sec, f/8, iso100, AP, Partial Metering, haldheld, cropped to isolate the heart. Minor adjustments in CS6.

Dave

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14 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 1, 2013 at 2:44 PM

David: A delightful image. Love how you isolated this lone bloom against the BG and I especially like the light. Great first post of the new year! >=))>

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 1, 2013 at 2:56 PM

The background really makes this shine. Beautiful color and light.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 1, 2013 at 2:59 PM

I really like the dark blue background on this and the cheerful lighting on the flower. Nice work!

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 1, 2013 at 3:31 PM

You all are too kind..thanks a bunch!!!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 1, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Beautifully done, David ! Love the composition, with the flower so nicely lit on the perfect background.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 1, 2013 at 5:04 PM

Outstanding Dave,
The light and BG as been covered everyone, so, Well Done.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 1, 2013 at 5:26 PM

Dave - Nice isolation on a very clean background. Nice softish light rounds it all up. Good Frame

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 1, 2013 at 5:59 PM

Thanks all...

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 1, 2013 at 7:03 PM

Beautiful image David. I particularly like the blue bg.

pat

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 1, 2013 at 9:37 PM

Lovely. Your image so well illustrates the name "Bleeding Heart". Sweet light and BG.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 1, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Dave:
Nicely done. The bluish bg is just perfect for this flower.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 1, 2013 at 11:03 PM

Thanks everyone!!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 2, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Great look a this single flower. The twisting of the stalk is a nice addition. I've tried and know how hard this is to pull off.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 2, 2013 at 10:02 PM

Thanks Mark..

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