Four Flowers
Posted 09/07/2010 - 08:50
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Disclaimer - me no expert
BUT I think my favourite shot of these is #2
The colours of the rose are so very delicate and the beads of dew are still very distinct. The background gives just enough hint as to stalk and a little greenery . It's almost translucent - it's gorgeous .
#1 - here I think the background is just too dark - a lot of the flower is not seen - a wee bit more of it would help .
The other two are fine .
BUT I think my favourite shot of these is #2
The colours of the rose are so very delicate and the beads of dew are still very distinct. The background gives just enough hint as to stalk and a little greenery . It's almost translucent - it's gorgeous .
#1 - here I think the background is just too dark - a lot of the flower is not seen - a wee bit more of it would help .
The other two are fine .
let the education continue
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Posted 09/07/2010 - 08:58
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Doc, the Iris at #3 would be my pick, followed by #4. The rose looks as if it may benefit from a boost in brightness / touch up in curves?
Not sure what the first flower is - a gerbera or like? It doesn't jump out at me as I thought it might, and I'm not sure why.
Not sure what the first flower is - a gerbera or like? It doesn't jump out at me as I thought it might, and I'm not sure why.
Posted 09/07/2010 - 11:22
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Works beautifully for me Doc - stunning shots - #4 #2 #3 #1 in my simple view.
Lovely idea - many years ago I had a local artist commissioned to paint a series of similar flowers in oils on black velvet for a new hotel wing we were opening - still have them in the loft somewhere too.
Tony
Lovely idea - many years ago I had a local artist commissioned to paint a series of similar flowers in oils on black velvet for a new hotel wing we were opening - still have them in the loft somewhere too.
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Posted 09/07/2010 - 12:41
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Nice shots!
Number 1 is my favourite. I like the lighting best in that one.
3 and 4 are good too but the harsh light has resulted in some hard shadows of the stamens. Nice colours in both of them though, and the water droplets on 4 are great.
2 seems underexposed to me.
Number 1 is my favourite. I like the lighting best in that one.
3 and 4 are good too but the harsh light has resulted in some hard shadows of the stamens. Nice colours in both of them though, and the water droplets on 4 are great.
2 seems underexposed to me.
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Posted 09/07/2010 - 14:02
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Thanks a lot for the comments, which are very useful. The last two images are the look I would like to persist with and I can see now that they are a bit harsh, so here are more softened versions and I've also photoshopped in some water droplets to 3:
Posted 09/07/2010 - 21:25
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The dark backgrounds certainly show off these flowers to perfection.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Posted 11/07/2010 - 18:25
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My favourite background, black. Very nice set and some lovely detail in those, very nice work. No. 4 my fav.
Posted 11/07/2010 - 19:13
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Thank goodness someone else appreciates that rose - I was getting worried as to what was wrong with me .
I've seen porcelain roses that are translucent and very delicately coloured - and this one reminded me of those . All the ones round here [ that are actually surviving the rain ] are much brighter and sort of 'densely ' coloured .
And BTW - this is someone who had very gorgeous gold roses for her wedding flowers - they were absolutely fantastic
I've seen porcelain roses that are translucent and very delicately coloured - and this one reminded me of those . All the ones round here [ that are actually surviving the rain ] are much brighter and sort of 'densely ' coloured .
And BTW - this is someone who had very gorgeous gold roses for her wedding flowers - they were absolutely fantastic
let the education continue
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