‘Lighting: A Closer Look’ Picture This Contest May 2011
It's been such a long time since I last participated in any of the Gardening Gone Wild Competitions. This month the Picture This contest subject is "light in the macro or close up world" judged by photographer Alan Detrick.and I'm submitting my very ethereal photograph of the inner parts of an oriental poppy.
When we think of an oriental poppy I'm sure we visualize those crepe paper petals with smudges of pollen inside. I have many different colours here in the garden but my favourite has to be the white one with purple blotches called 'Royal Wedding'. There is something just so exquisite when you look beyond those white papery petals with a little of the light radiating up through the lower section of the petals. The textures and colours of those inner parts reveal a new beauty of the flower to me and I hope they do the same to you too.
Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'
Photography was once described as painting with light. - Anonymous
My post on plagiarism and copyright will be published on NatureBlogNetwork tomorrow so I'll be posting a link to that here with a little twist so keep an eye out for that.
Edit to add: I was so delighted to discover that I won the gold medal for this photograph at Picture This.
Here's what the judge Alan Detrick had to say:
This image is done with technical perfection and without loosing any of the artistic feel. The soft side lighting gives just the right amount of shadow to show off the texture. The color saturation and focus are crafted to perfection. The Gold Medal is well deserved.
Interested in this post? You might enjoy this article I've written called
"Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse." Romans 1:20
This is a copyright post written for www.leavesnbloom.com
© 2009- 2012 Leavesnbloom ~ All Rights Reserved. |
22 comments:
Absolutely beautiful - amazing detail.
This is really beautiful and incredibly close too. Sure to be a finalist, if not the winner.
What lens did you use?
Incredibly beautiful! I wish you success in the contest!
Rosie, that is a magnificent shot. I am still using auto, and not likely to change now.
Wow - that is a gorgeous picture.
Wow!!! Incredible! I love it!
It looks like a winner to me!
Eileen
what an amazing photo! I can just about get my head around how technical you have to be to produce something so natural. I love it!
This is so very beautiful, Rosie! I hope you win....with photographs like these, we see blooms in such a different perspective. Superb!!
It looks great!
Wow - awesome photo! One day I really must learn to use my camera in something other than the auto settings!
Surreal is an excellent description for this image. Gorgeous work Rosie.
This is spectacular, Rosie. What I like is that we are getting immense detail and awesome 'info' about the poppy flower's structure, without falling into the trap of 'prettiness' - supported by the very matter-of-fact vertical composition. My winner to date, for sure! Jack
Oh that's absolutely exquisite Rosie and a definite winner in my book. I was at a plant sale at the weekend where that particular poppy was on sale. She proved to be very popular.
Wow, absolutely beautiful! Good luck on the contest.
Okay, this is my favorite, hands down! You have captured utter, exquisite detail as well as the absolute luminescence of the petals. I've never seen anything quite like this!
Thanks for setting the bar so high.... I have miles to go before I sleep! It's going to be QUITE a atretch for me!!
Cathy in MA
The details in your shot are amazing! Good luck! -- Bom
Great image... I love the colors and the detail you captured.
Congratulations on your Gold Medal! I can see why you won!!!
I knew it was a winner when I first saw it. Congratulations Rosie! Beautiful.
You were up against some fabulous shots in the GGW competition and yet you romped home! Congratulations on the gold medal. Your photo has helped me see poppies in a whole new light.
If you liked this article please retweet, share and + 1. You're welcome to share some of your own experiences in the comments and I'll catch up with you over the next few days!
Rosie