Cherry Blossoms 1

Gallery: FloraPosted September 13, 20072,060 views27 comments

One of my favorite spring time flowers to shoot is the flowering cherry blossoms. One day they suddenly appear and it seems a few days later they are gone but while they are here there is nothing more special than to stand under these flowering branches with the sunlight streaming through lighting up these beautiful flowers. Here is a little mini series from this past Spring. I had one foot out of the "box" while shooting and processing this one.

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 13, 2007 at 11:25 AM

Larry, I am happy to be the first to enjoy this beauty and to congratulate you on the splendid work. I love the delicacy, the elegance, the silky colors, the transparencies. I like all of your work: angle, BG, composition, square frame ... . Bravissimo!!
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on September 13, 2007 at 11:30 AM

Splendid is right... the backlighting and beautiful subject makes for a very cheerful and uplifting image!

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on September 13, 2007 at 11:58 AM

Absolutely Delightful Larry...... I can almost smell the wonderful fragrance. I like everything about this.... and the framing is perfect. Excellent work both with the shot and the processing!!

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 13, 2007 at 12:12 PM

Hey Larry, this really looks nice with the high key BG.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 13, 2007 at 2:45 PM

Larry, Very pretty. Very different flavour to this - love the light coming through the petals. The strong highlight at the very top bothers me a bit though.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on September 13, 2007 at 2:57 PM

A very pretty and delicate image Larry. I like the pink around the edges of the blossoms. My only nit is I might like a bit more DOF, and I'm not quite sure about the bright BG spot at the top center. I'll have to look at that some more. Anyway, there's my 2 cents worth.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 13, 2007 at 3:17 PM

Beautiful, delicate coloration Larry. I love the splash of green at the top too.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Mitchell on September 13, 2007 at 3:19 PM

Hey Larry,

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 13, 2007 at 6:13 PM

Larry: Absolutely gorgeous! Really C

L shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 13, 2007 at 6:47 PM

Larry, this has a lightness and delicacy about it, takes me back to a beautiful spring day.
Well done.
May

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on September 13, 2007 at 7:13 PM

The lightness of the image is captivating. You have truly done justice to one of my favorite spring flowers, which I think are very hard to shoot properly. Great photograph.

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Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on September 13, 2007 at 10:26 PM

Maybe "out of the box" but it works very well, especially with some blue sky in the background.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 14, 2007 at 12:08 AM

Larry, the flowers are magnificent. You preserved their delicacy beautifully. IMVHO, I would suggest toning down the white background at 12:00. I think it distracts from the image.

Carol

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Comment posted by Katie Jackman on September 14, 2007 at 8:29 AM

Absolutely beautiful, Larry! What an amazing reminder of the days of spring. I actually like the really bright background at the top. It gives an indication of the intensity of a spring sky! Thanks for reminding us about spring!

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on September 14, 2007 at 10:30 AM

Beautiful Larry, makes me pine for spring again. Great work.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 14, 2007 at 3:35 PM

I firmly believe that out of the box is good Larry! And this is no exception, it is wonderful. I love the soft look, and the composition is top notch. A real eye grabber!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on September 17, 2007 at 9:07 AM

Really great Larry. I like the soft colors and the fantaic details. Well done.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on September 17, 2007 at 9:59 AM

Larry, congrats on the MP! Well deserved!

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Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on September 17, 2007 at 10:40 AM

Larry,
Not sure how I missed this one, but it is very lovely. Congratulations on a well deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 17, 2007 at 12:49 PM

Oh, yeah, Larry. Way to push it. This is great. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on September 17, 2007 at 1:24 PM

Congrats Larry! This is a lovely shot!!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 17, 2007 at 3:12 PM

CONGRATS on the EP Larry! Well deserved!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Guy Rogers on September 19, 2007 at 8:22 AM

Hello Larry beautifully done love the colous and softness of this, A well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on September 21, 2007 at 7:21 AM

Beautiful light feel to this. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 20, 2007 at 5:37 PM

Congratulations Larry, this is really sweet. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Todd West on September 25, 2008 at 1:16 PM

The blossoms are almost lighter than the air that surrounds them... great job Larry! Since you do predominately floral work, I would love to get your opinion on my "Abstract Rose". Thanks again for your past comments!
-Todd

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Comment posted by Pete D on September 25, 2008 at 9:40 PM

This is very beautiful. The blossom on the right is the final center of interest to me, but the initial impact makes it a charming photograph from first glance. Spiffy composition too - I notice the vee shape of the out of focus blossoms in the foreground. They support the subject very nicely indeed.

Pete D.

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