Red Tulip

Gallery: FloraPosted January 6, 201493 views8 comments

This Dutch-grown tulip with its rich red hue brought to mind the books of flowers of the period of Tulipmania, so I've added a parchment bg layer to set it off.

Canon 400D, 100mm Macro lens, 1/4 sec @ f9, 0.67ev, ISO 200, tripod.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 6, 2014 at 11:55 PM

Ian: Marvelous presentation. I like the textured BG and the framing effect. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 7, 2014 at 7:44 AM

Well done, Ian. Nice light and comp, and the added bg works very well. Congrats on the macro EP.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 7, 2014 at 5:01 PM

Pure art, Ian. Love the background textures.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 8, 2014 at 3:23 PM

I love the colors, comp, and textured bg. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on January 8, 2014 at 4:26 PM

I'm not usually a fan of textured BG's.....but this one works very well!!!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 9, 2014 at 6:06 PM

Ian,
The effort you put into this image is very nice and I second all the comments already made, well done.
Congratulations on the well deserved 2013 EP award.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM

Very beautiful, Ian. I like the slight gold tone and the thin frame. The parchment background works very well here.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 17, 2014 at 6:58 AM

Beautiful!

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