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Another Asticou

by Michael Lowe

Gallery: FloraPosted July 7, 2014169 views10 comments
What a difference a day makes.My brother and I were here the day before and I shot plenty of verticals of this.The rhodies were in full splendor. When I decided to try a horizontal comp, the flowers had started to fade.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on July 7, 2014 at 5:01 PM
I like this composition, and the DOF works well, but for me the water may be a bit blue. Some camera settings would be interesting to see.
Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 7, 2014 at 6:08 PM
You're absolutely right, Ronald. Just a personal preference. This was I think "daylight" white balance. I tried "cloudy" and "shade" but they just made the flowers yellow
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 7, 2014 at 7:50 PM
Mike - Lovely scene. I like how the slow flowing water is bracketed by Rhodies on either side.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 7, 2014 at 8:32 PM
Michael:

Another beautiful garden scene. For me the water feature holds a lot of interest with the reflection of the sky. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 7, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Another very nice gardenscape, Michael. I like the way you used the white azelea to anchor the foreground. Excellent detail near to far.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 7, 2014 at 10:05 PM
The water play is a good transition for the two colors. I wouldn't change the WB, but desaturating the right side whites of cyan/blue should warm it without going to yellow. At the same time, levels to drop the whites a bit for detail might also help. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Lowe on July 7, 2014 at 10:13 PM
Thanks, Phil. I'll try that out.
Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 8, 2014 at 1:07 AM
Michael: I really like your comp and the light in the BG. Good choice on the SS for the water. 2 thumbs up. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 8, 2014 at 3:29 PM
Beautifully composed, Michael ! The lighting on the softly captured water is delightful but it's the perspective leading the eye across the water which makes this so nice for me
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 15, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Hi Michael :wavey: I see blue sky in my pond reflections all the time. my dream is to create a waterfall like this in my maple bush. love water with flower scenes like this.. real eye candy :jump: :cool:



Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments