Tulip mania

Gallery: FloraPosted April 6, 201522,333 views11 comments

I have not been out much with the camera for quite sometime. However, there is nothing like Spring and the annual HK Flower Show to get out to so some flora photography. The show ended about a week ago and as usual there is such a crowd around the tulips (see the following post) that it is literally impossible to get close to them. After the show, the tulips are replanted at HK Park. There were hardly any serious photogs around these today so I had them almost all to myself (lots of phone photogs though).

I have always admire Ram's work and have been trying very hard to imitate his style. This particular tulip have streaks of green on its petals which I used to good advantage to help with the focussing.

D90 105mm F4 1/200 sec tripod.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 6, 2015 at 8:35 AM

Panaroma of the Tulip patch at the HK Flower Show 2015.

Samsumg Galaxy Note4, Pana Mode.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM

Makes a bold first impression Gary, very nice!
Thanx for the background info and WA shot, excellent presentation!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 6, 2015 at 9:52 AM

Lovely to see you posting again, Gary !! Yes, it looks very Ram-like and is a fine image. Beautifully composed, great relationship between the in and out of focus yellow blooms and a lovely touch of pyrple in the bottom corner. Hope you will be able to post a lot more in the future !!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on April 6, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Hi Gary. You have painted with the light splendid shades of pastel colors. A different photo for you but a beautiful photo the same.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 6, 2015 at 10:44 AM

Butterballs. Great color and wonderful dof. Nice work

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 6, 2015 at 10:44 AM

Lovely close up shot! I like the pastel colors in the blurred b/g and off-center placement of the tulip. Wow...crowds at the second scene are thick. I complain when 4 or 5 shooters are criss-crossing paths in front of me....time for me to stop my whining... Glad to see you posting. Ken S

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 6, 2015 at 11:35 AM

Gary: GREAT to have you posting again and I hope this is the first of many more. You have certainly not lost your touch. Superb comp and DOF/POF decision. Superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on April 6, 2015 at 6:35 PM

Ditto the above comments - your photos are always a pleasure to view!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 6, 2015 at 7:18 PM

Gorgeous, Gary. devil

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 6, 2015 at 10:14 PM

Gorgeous color and very artistic comp Gary! Wonderful image. Glad you posted the picture of the crowd. Looks like getting a decent shot would be a challenge. Good to see you posting again.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 7, 2015 at 4:24 PM

From the colors through the composition, really well done, Gary! Glad to see you posting. Please stick around! devil

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