Virginia Bluebells

Gallery: FloraPosted June 10, 2013176 views15 comments

These flowers usually hang pointed downward, so to get a look inside I did a ground level shot, looking up. The background is the sky and sunlight filtered through trees and on the grass.

Canon EOS 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/7.1 for 1/125 sec. ISO 160. Tripod mounted, flash fired.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 10, 2013 at 8:31 PM

Carolyn: One of the best bluebell images I've seen here in some time. Excellent DOF control and isolation against the BG. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 10, 2013 at 8:46 PM

Exceptional bluebell image, Carolyn. Great job with the perspective and bg. It does look as if you applied some type of filter as this looks photo-artish to me. Nothing wrong with this; I like the processing and overall look. I am just curious.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 10, 2013 at 9:24 PM

This is a stunning image. Sweet and clear with wonderful color and a nicely complimentary bg.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 10, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Excellent! The is truly a fine photograph. I have nothing bad to say.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on June 10, 2013 at 9:42 PM

No filter applied, Scott. Just normal editing.

Background looks like this in the original.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 11, 2013 at 6:48 AM

What a wonderful portrait Carolyn. Superb work.
Bob

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 11, 2013 at 9:56 AM

I really like the underneath view Carolyn. To me the flash feels just a tad overdone - it sort of makes the flowers feel out of place against the BG to me.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on June 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM

I agree with Scott it has a photo art feel to this. Did you remove noise or smooth the image. There is a lack of fine detail...maybe this was just due to the strong lighting. Overall excellent image though. Nice choice to look up into the blue bells.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 11, 2013 at 2:29 PM

A very interesting and novel look at Bluebells. I'm struck by the few yellow anthers when most of them are white. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 11, 2013 at 4:33 PM

Wonderful colours and perfect BG!
Congrats
D&L

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 11, 2013 at 4:50 PM

The light here really illuminates the bells strikingly. What a wonderful capture, Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM

Beautiful colors and very good composition and dof.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 11, 2013 at 10:13 PM

I like the angle and composition, Catherine.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 13, 2013 at 5:41 PM

Carolyn, a beautiful photo of a splendid flower that I have never seen before.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Diana Clinch on July 18, 2013 at 4:27 PM

I am a big fan of getting underneath flowers - especially when that's where their beauty is hidden. I so love the detail and shadowing on this. And the color contrasts are beautiful. Its hard to find a flower like this where all of its buds are fully blossomed and still fresh. Luv.

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