ordinaryimages
en solo...
Posted by ordinaryimages (Kentucky Bluegrass, United States) on 18 April 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
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Bill from Los Altos, United States
This, perhaps, is one of the best dogwood shots I have ever seen rendered. very effective, and broad tones in the image. Outstanding work. Each of the petals point to a corner, and there is enough space to breath - and keeping the new growth of leaves adds texture and interest. Very compelling.
18 Apr 2009 5:28am
@Bill: Thanks! Bill. I slipped out after dinner. Setup "in" the tree, shooting outward with a holly for a background. There was 5 minutes of this light. One I will print on Friday.
JamesC from portland, United States
Lovely, admire the details and softness of the petals. twittering will just be camera clicks for me.
18 Apr 2009 5:35am
@JamesC: Thanks! I thought twitter and camera shake were synonymous...no?
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
je crois rêver *****************************************
18 Apr 2009 6:21am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
I agree with Bill, this is for me one of the best that I have seen recently in your blog. Not only the composition, so outstanding, but also the detail of the leaves and petals, the kind of light on them and the "relief" (I'm not sure of the word): the look like they go out of the photo :)
18 Apr 2009 7:04am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks! This was the low angle of evening sun with the flower in backlight. I only shot the one frame as there was only one vantage point between the limbs, and the magic light was soon gone.
GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan
Extraordinary. I'll add to the fine, insightful comments above that the leaves, too, are simply marvelous in their dignity. The entire image sings.
18 Apr 2009 7:57am
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What an amazing capture of the delicate light and details!!!!! BTW, congrats on your new "toys"!:-) Enjoy your weekend, Jerry!
18 Apr 2009 10:22am
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
So exquisitely soft and delicate.
18 Apr 2009 3:00pm
"Marie" :-) from perth, Australia
Great macro, and beautiful detail. Have a great weekend.
18 Apr 2009 3:52pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
so exquisite ! all details are beautiful and incredible sharpness ! the lighting and contrast are perfect !
18 Apr 2009 6:44pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
" . . the magic light was soon gone . . " how true that is and how fast the light changes at the end of the day. Love the simplicity of this and all the directional indicators it carries !
18 Apr 2009 8:42pm
observing from North West, United Kingdom
The one frame is perfect, it's classical, artistic and a beautiful study.
18 Apr 2009 11:28pm
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
The detail is incredible. Beautiful shot.
18 Apr 2009 11:49pm
Ken from Olive Branch, United States
you crushed this one jerry....one of your best
19 Apr 2009 1:09am
@Ken: Thanks! Ken, my biggest contribution was getting off my butt and walking the forty feet to shoot it : ]
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Really like the darkness in this. Spectacular detail.
19 Apr 2009 2:56am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
This is just stunning and a serious contender for one of those coffee table high end photography books!!
19 Apr 2009 5:20am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Superb tonality here. The composition is breathtaking.
19 Apr 2009 7:29am
grant from kansas city, United States
the contrast here makes this one exceptional
19 Apr 2009 5:27pm
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Excellent, the composition, the texture, the light, the contrast...
19 Apr 2009 5:41pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
I love these black and white images of yours -- very fine
21 Apr 2009 3:44pm
Canon EOS 5D
1/6 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
180 mm