Southern Magnolia

Gallery: FloraPosted May 28, 2014556 views7 comments

The Magnolia Trees are in full bloom all around town. Huge gorgeous flowers. I saw some that were almost a foot across. This one is not that big. I like the fact that the flowers and the branches don't sway much in the wind making them good photography subjects.

Nikon D800 1 sec @ f/22 ISO 100 Natural Light
Cropped to 16x9 format.

Thanks for taking a look and for your comments.

Sanjay

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 28, 2014 at 4:58 PM

Great contrast from the bloom to the BG Sanjay. I like the crop. Nice handling of the whites too. Very pretty.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on May 28, 2014 at 6:45 PM

Great lighting. The dark leaves with the white flower makes a stunning image. My only nit is that I would have cloned out the white bud left of the flower. I find this a little distracting.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 28, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Sanjay - Like it as presented. Must be a sweet smelling flower. Love the soft light which makes this very appealing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 28, 2014 at 8:59 PM

Beautiful, Sanjay. The semi-pano crop and the position of the flower and leaves is perfect. The white bud doesn't bother me at all. Good as is.

Ram, sorry to disappoint, but Magnolia blossoms have no odor, other than a general vegetative odor.

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

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on May 29, 2014 at 12:39 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Ram and Phil - Aroma Update:

Actually, the Southern Magnolia is very fragrant. The flowers have a citronella / vanilla like fragrance and can't be missed while walking past a tree in full bloom. I can confirm that the Southern Magnolia (Grandiflora) and the Sweet Bay Magnolia have sweet smelling flowers, but not sure of the other types of Magnolia.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 29, 2014 at 1:46 PM

Must be that Texas air or my sinuses. I get no odor from those here. Or maybe I just have gotten used to them, being around them for the last 60 years.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 29, 2014 at 3:15 PM

Beautifully done, Sanjay ! Love the strong contrast and the open composition - and the whites are gorgeous !

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