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06/06/2008 10:03:34 PM |
| For those that are wondering and have asked - this is a Oriental Lily (Lilium) Monan Lisa flower preparing to open. Hopefully I won't ruin it for anyone, but this was shot in the studio. For Mother's Day all the great flowers were gone and all we could find were these - all still closed up. It took over a week for them to open and when they began to do so they were amazing. As others have mentioned, it almost looked like something from a scary movie. So, I drug one down to the studio, along with several tubs of these branch things that the wife has all over the place. I call them booby-traps as they grab me wherever I go. One set of these branch things are behind the lilly and one set are in front and off to the right side. I then shot my 580EX II (off camera) through the front set of branches to get the dappled light. A reflector was also used on the left to fill in the shadow area a little. Thanks for all of the comments. |
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06/06/2008 05:24:29 PM |
Every time I see this image, I keep wondering - is this an orchid bud?
edit: Thank you for the clarification. The folds on the edge of the petals and the way they are tucked in there, plus your unique angle made this, yes, very mysterious. A very unique image.
Message edited by author 2008-06-07 09:39:01. |
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05/28/2008 05:10:24 PM |
| kinda subversive, also has a "feed me, Seymour!" look too. :-) But I try to block that last, and just enjoy how beautiful this is. |
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05/28/2008 06:20:56 AM |
| Is it just me or does this pictures looks incredibly subversive? |
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05/27/2008 09:58:22 PM |
 PostLuminous Award Nominee!
lovely and luminous dappled light |
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05/27/2008 09:00:11 PM |
| I love this, it's gorgeous. Glad it did so well for you. Congrats on 6th place. |
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05/27/2008 07:40:52 PM |
| Interesting patterns made by the light. |
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05/27/2008 12:10:48 PM |
| thinking medieval thoughts, looking at t his |
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05/27/2008 08:16:05 AM |
| This is one of my very favorites of the challenge...so supple and fleshy. My only wish if for a bit more room on the right...not much, just a bit so we see the whole lily, not just most of it. |
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05/26/2008 06:17:20 PM |
| This is very cool, erotic and difficult to identify. Good use ofd tones however Mona Lisa may not have ever been so brazen. ;-) Good luck! |
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05/26/2008 09:09:38 AM |
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05/25/2008 03:28:15 PM |
| Wow, a very feminine shot. Could be a little less blurry/soft focus for my taste. |
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05/25/2008 10:23:24 AM |
| Georgia O'Keefe would be proud. |
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05/24/2008 11:25:24 AM |
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05/24/2008 06:52:06 AM |
| Very nice image. I bet you could sing the phone book your so good. |
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05/23/2008 10:22:58 PM |
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05/23/2008 02:36:39 PM |
| This is a great concept! Very nice use of the dappled light. Soft edges really make this nice. Good work. |
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05/23/2008 02:04:59 AM |
| Interesting image, looks like an orchid bud. Tones work well. Can't help wonder about it not cropped so tight on the right. Nice unique image. Nice light too. |
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05/23/2008 12:31:42 AM |
| Unusual shape. Well... I would say it is quite erotic ;) Very elegant. B&W suits it. I also like diagonal composition. I would try to use bigger DOF to catch the detail on the far end of the flower to enhance it's definition. Very nice entry. |
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05/22/2008 12:57:30 PM |
| I love this shot. The lighting you chose as well as some possible soft focus filtering really lends a sense of softness and calm to the shot. I also really like that you chose to use B&W. |
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05/22/2008 10:25:43 AM |
| Great form, composition, texture and contrast. Really very nice indeed! One of my pics of the competition. Well done! |
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05/21/2008 06:34:12 PM |
| I wonder if this image would of been even better if you took the time to focus. |
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05/21/2008 04:22:54 PM |
| I got all excited untill I realized I was seeing a lily. |
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05/21/2008 02:04:41 PM |
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05/21/2008 06:26:39 AM |
| This photograph has a nice range of values and the flower in the middle contrasts with the negative space. The soft focus also makes the photograph stronger. |
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05/21/2008 06:07:12 AM |
| awesome concept. great photo |
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