The Camellia of the Lady

Gallery: FloraPosted January 19, 20182,366 views14 comments

For this romantic flower I have paraphrased the title of the famous Dumas's novel.

Back lit by the first sunbeam at dawn.

D800E, Nikkor 200mm macro - f/16 and ISO 400

Thanks for your opinions and advices.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 19, 2018 at 3:31 PM

I knew this was yours from the thumbnail on! A beautiful backlit flower, simple and strong.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 19, 2018 at 5:08 PM

Very nice. I like the central glow and the high key aspect and the overall composition. Well done.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 19, 2018 at 5:29 PM

Gigi, I am not sure how you did this, but it is a good, artistic result that I like a lot.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 19, 2018 at 5:40 PM

I love the backlighting GiGi. Your DOF, lighting and detail is exquisite.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 19, 2018 at 5:55 PM

Scott, thanks for your interest and curiosity. What I did is very simple and usual in my photos: the back light of the sun creates a glow and the transparences, a lot of light for lighten the shadows in the front, low saturated colors. The yellow glow in the center is typical of camellia flowers.
Thanks again Scott.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on January 19, 2018 at 6:39 PM

Just fantastic.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 21, 2018 at 6:27 PM

My favorite floral entry in quite a while. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on January 21, 2018 at 7:44 PM

Excellent image, Guiseppe! That backlighting just really makes this shot pop!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 23, 2018 at 5:03 PM

Wonderful shot, Gigi.
The light is superb.
D&L

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on January 24, 2018 at 7:49 AM

Gigi
This is simply beautiful!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 27, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Gigi: Marvelous lighting superbly rendered. Masterful presentation.>=))>

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 28, 2018 at 7:18 PM

Superb lighting, Gigi. You brought out the best in this beautiful flower. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 28, 2018 at 9:01 PM

exquisite - congrats on the fine WP
Sandy

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 5, 2018 at 12:04 PM

This is just lovely, Gigi! The soft petals have a wonderful glow to them from the first light...or was it the "second light" at dawn sad

I just had to say that. frown

Almost looks like it was made by a master baker with marzipan. But, it was made by a greater master....God...with just the perfect amount of help from you!
BTW, as we all know, whites are so hard to capture. You did a wonderful job detailing the outline of each white petal. devil

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