Fading Spring Dreams

Gallery: FloraPosted April 4, 201668 views9 comments

i have always been interested in the passing of the seasons, and the first flush of blossom on the bushes heralds, here in Germany, finally, the end of winter. I had the chance (at last) to get out out the weekend with the aim of trying for the first time to work with this tree blossom (not sure of species ... similar to Hawthorn - but no thorns). The first flush of spring passes and fades all too quickly and this I somehow also wanted to capture ...

Sigma SD1 Merrill, Meyer Görlitz Orestor 135mm, 1/125 sec. / f4 / ISO 100 ...

A larger image can be viewed HERE.

Comments as ever very welcome ...

Cheers, Mark

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 4, 2016 at 5:32 PM

I think the concept is brilliant. I like the blue toning and the composition. My one nit is the rough, blurred halo edges of the topmost petals and some of the anthers. Perhaps a soft blur brush might take care of it?

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on April 5, 2016 at 2:18 AM

Hi Phil, thanks, glad you like the concept :-) though 'no can do' wrt to the halos they are also very much part of the concept - hence the antique lens ;-) ... The edges and fade into oof would have looked very different if I had used my Sigma 180mm Macro ... :-)

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 5, 2016 at 3:12 PM

I like this image a lot, Mark.
I like the results obtained with this very popular vintage lens.

D&L

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on April 5, 2016 at 4:57 PM

This is lovely and the oof parts don't bother me. It's part of the overall painterly quality of the image for me. The blue tones are interesting to depict the first blush of spring. I would tend to pick a warmer color, but this works very well here.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 5, 2016 at 10:13 PM

Hi Mark

I like your artistic interpretation of this spring bloom. the blue tones work well with the halos of the antique lens

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 7, 2016 at 1:12 AM

Interesting effects and mood to this Mark. I like the coloration and the faded effects.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 10, 2016 at 1:27 PM

I like the artistic effect you created with the antique lens and I like the blue coloration. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 11, 2016 at 10:35 AM

Mark: Really interesting take on this and a fine result. This almost looks like a Lensbaby effort but with conventional optics. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 27, 2016 at 6:33 PM

Really lovely presentation, Mark. I like the color, contrast, and off-center comp a lot. Everything works well together here.

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