The jeweled red queen

Gallery: FloraPosted March 16, 20162,285 views13 comments

Rose are beautiful in all the seasons even in winter.

After three weeks of absence I am back for admiring your beautiful photos again.

D800e, Nikkor 200mm macro - f/19 and ISO 250

I am always glad to read your opinions and advices.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on March 16, 2016 at 9:46 AM

Lovely textures. I would love to know how you processed this. The red, green and brown are beautiful against the black BG.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 16, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Elisabeth, only normal usual things in editing. Are you thinking about the dark background? My photos have often a dark or black BG always got taking flowers in a stark contrast. Here, for example, the contrast was between the petals struck by the sun and a stark shade behind the rose. Exposing Spot on the highest light the shade underexposed and went very dark; there should be dark soft green spots of the leaves: are they visible?
Thanks for your interest in the photo and for the comment.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on March 16, 2016 at 3:07 PM

Hi Gigi, a great returning image ;-) wonderful composition as ever ... the water is a nice touch!
Cheers, Mark

Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on March 16, 2016 at 6:19 PM

Very beautifully done. Nothing to critique here at all.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 16, 2016 at 10:28 PM

I'm with Ram. Great stuff, no nits, no crits! sad

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 17, 2016 at 4:00 PM

This has a wonderful presence, Gigi, almost surreal. The stem and leaf fading into the darkness set off the deep reds of the flower to perfection.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 17, 2016 at 4:47 PM

Beautiful Gigi! It's good to see your posts again.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 17, 2016 at 8:41 PM

Superb... the lack or limited white and silver reflections on the dew drops separates this. What a winner. I like the framing and angle of the flower. I suppose...to really scratch for a nit... the green leaf is a tad distracting. In my mind, nothing could be done to correct it....not bending the leaf manually...for that would disturb the droplets...and not stepping on the brightness ...for that would distort too much the balance of light. Conclusion... 'as is' is wonderful.

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 18, 2016 at 12:39 AM

Gigi: Wonderful light, comp and details. The dew is really nice icing on the cake. Bravo! >=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on March 18, 2016 at 11:06 AM

I like the angle of the stem and the color of the rose. The dew drops add a very nice element. A very nice BG to show off the main subject.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 19, 2016 at 12:16 AM

Gigi, I like the curving stem. Beautiful dew drops and great title.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 26, 2016 at 8:16 AM

Many congratulations on a well deserved EP, Gigi !!!

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 26, 2016 at 12:21 PM

Congrats Gigi on the well deserved award! Well done!

Sanjay

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