Moment in the Sun

Gallery: FloraPosted May 29, 2015105 views6 comments

A ray of sunlight striking a flower on a Chinese dogwood tree.

Canon 7D, Tamron 55-200 @ 108, 1/160 @ f11, ISO 400

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on May 29, 2015 at 6:38 PM

As always, nicely done! I very much like the lighting, i.e., the combination of shade and direct light and the way you handled the exposure.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on May 29, 2015 at 7:02 PM

This is a very beautiful composition, Ian, with the flower coming out of the shade. Very well balanced in every respect!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 29, 2015 at 10:36 PM

Ian - Great use of the spot lighting here and also of the diagonal !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 30, 2015 at 12:51 AM

Ian: Wonderful capture of the moment. I love light like this and you handled it extremely well. Many kudos. >=))>

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 30, 2015 at 12:43 PM

Ian, Excellent handling of the light and shade. Beautiful as usual.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 30, 2015 at 2:59 PM

Good chiaroscuro work! A simple and evocative image, Ian. Well done. devil

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