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Old August 4th, 2012, 02:09 PM
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Something about these flowers seems strange- What do you think?
Hi Charlotte :-) , I 'm pretty sure they are upside down. I'm assuming they are/were irises? I'm curious about why one is framed with a hard border and the other with a blur. Is there a reason?
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Old August 5th, 2012, 06:38 PM
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some fun! Just some upside down fun- why the heck not huh? One has a vignette and the other doesn't- They are both framed the same however one a blurred vignette-
They are Glads-

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Your flower photos are outstanding!!!
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Old August 6th, 2012, 09:15 AM
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Maggie

some fun! Just some upside down fun- why the heck not huh? One has a vignette and the other doesn't- They are both framed the same however one a blurred vignette-
They are Glads-
No reason at all, I've flipped photos before cause I found them better that way! :-)


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Thanks, Charlotte, you are sweet. I hesitate so much to post anything here on OPF since there are so many great photographers here; I just think all my stuff looks like crap in comparison. People all seem to have such deep concepts and visions of what they want to show, and I just take pictures. :-P
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Old August 6th, 2012, 09:51 AM
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Maggie Maggie Maggie!!!

Post! Your work is amazing my dear-what are you thinking-!!
Please I am one who is very finicky /picky and I think your photography holds up with the best of them-

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Old September 23rd, 2012, 10:27 AM
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Here are a few of my favorite flower photos:





This one was taken in front of Robert Frost's Franconia, NH house.







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Old September 23rd, 2012, 05:17 PM
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Here are a few of my favorite flower photos:



Catching the moth in the shot is precious. Great job, Marianne!

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Old December 9th, 2012, 12:10 PM
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Another shot at beauty! I saw these while grabbing some essentials at the market.



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Old January 7th, 2013, 03:39 PM
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The wrinkles in the petals help to remind of McDonald's styrofoam containers! Nice lighting - nece deep dark inky shadows... gotta love LA -- flowers in December
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Old January 8th, 2013, 08:15 AM
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The wrinkles in the petals help to remind of McDonald's styrofoam containers! Nice lighting - nece deep dark inky shadows... gotta love LA -- flowers in December
Thanks, Ed,

I was concerned about the styrofoam ridges appearance myself, so I check the original and it's there, LOL! I wondered why, but then it might be part of the hardiness of the flower that they pick for selling at this time!

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Old March 7th, 2013, 03:37 PM
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The View From Down Under
I have not posted to this thread in 4 years! Where does the time go?
I actually took this photo almost 6 years ago when I had just started using my very first DSLR, the mighty Nikon D40. I loved that little camera. At that time, someone on this forum, I will have to go back and search for who it was, gave me some great advice on shooting flowers. He just told me to take shots from angles that we don't normally see. Don't just look down at the flowers in your flower bed because that is how you see them all of the time. Go for something different. Something new to the eye. This is what I came up with on that day six years ago. I was laying on my back in the mulch, looking up from under one of my Iris that I loved to shoot. I stumbled across the image today when sorting through some old files and decided to see what I could do with it. It has problems but I still quite enjoy looking at it from this vantage point.





On the very top petal, barely noticeable, there was the tiniest of spiders.
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Old March 7th, 2013, 05:20 PM
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James,

Yes, shooting from new angles makes the viewer stop in their tracks and marvel. That's how I view this image, with some awe. The petals are transilluminated and this gives more of the detail, and a wonderful shot.

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Old March 8th, 2013, 01:14 PM
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That's a beauty, James.
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Old April 3rd, 2013, 05:14 PM
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Back to cala lillies!






Asher Kelman: Cala Lilly in Wedding Vase



I just had to process one of my recent shots. Am addicted to this flower!

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Old April 5th, 2013, 10:51 AM
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James, what a nice capture !
And what an excellent idea to photograph with such a bold angle.
Very nice.
I'll try something similar one of these days, now that spring is coming
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Cala Lillies are beautiful flowers. Your photo is very un-usual Asher !
I do like it with that so shallow depth of field !
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