anthro photo web log
early spring blossoms
Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 22 February 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
sorry i'm not able to catch up on everyone's blogs as i'd like to, focusing on other pursuits more now.
Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
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GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Hooray! Let's see lots more. I like the blues here, especially as they come through the petals.
22 Feb 2008 6:16am
José-Angel from Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
Tienes preciosas imágenes en tú blog! Gracias por haber contactado. UN saludo!
22 Feb 2008 8:45am
@José-Angel: Thanks a lot! (the online translator says you said "You have beautiful images in you blog! Thanks for having contacted. A greeting!")
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Ah, beautiful, very well taken in strong light.
Spring blossom is appearing here a well, my favorite time of year.
22 Feb 2008 12:12pm
don from spokane, United States
The blossoms are gorgeous against that fine blue sky. A wonderful springtime image.
22 Feb 2008 4:20pm
Melissa from Warsaw, United States
Gorgeous. I cannot wait until Spring. We have more than a few weeks before we see blossoms here. Great capture!
22 Feb 2008 4:23pm
@Melissa: Thank you! It's not quite spring here yet either, but close to it, and the occasional tree looks a lot like it.
Scarabaeus from Manchester, United Kingdom
Lovely colours. I like the contrast betweent the pink and blue.
22 Feb 2008 4:33pm
Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A wonderful Spring picture. Beautiful Colors and contrast. I am looking forward for the Spring-season.
22 Feb 2008 5:05pm
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
You must be down south somewhere!!
Gorgeous flowers and that sky...beautiful blue!!!!
22 Feb 2008 5:55pm
vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada
Nice Spring shot ! I like those blooming flowers against that blue sky.
vu@granby - Gilles Martineau
22 Feb 2008 7:27pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Superb composition. The colours are wonderful!
22 Feb 2008 8:40pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
From the looks of things where you are, spring has got to be sprung! Nice photo.
22 Feb 2008 9:01pm
Kevin at OrganicPIX.com from DFW, Texas, United States
Gorgeous!
I love the pink blossom's contrast against the beautiful blue sky.
You are giving me spring fever - hopefully, it won't be too much longer for my area.
22 Feb 2008 9:17pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
It is snowing in the northeast (I just came in from moving the car and shovelling the sidewalk) - I am envious!
aminus3 compresses away a lot of the detail - may be nice to see a zoom-in crop to a few blossoms.
22 Feb 2008 9:57pm
@baobab: yes, well it's clear i'm not in massachusetts ;) in this case i can't blame aminus3 for all the detail lost, i'm not sure i caught a whole lot more than what's here -- i could post a macro but it wouldn't be very sharp. How's this?
@Craiger: Thanks a lot, Craiger!
baobab from Cambridge, United States
There are some nice blossoms in the foreground, but they are pointing at the sun and away from you... I assume that you did some pp. It is tough to get these shots with perfect exposure for each of the very different textures and colours and distances from the lens.
Spring comes later in Massachusetts... you will note that my spring shots from last year were taken in May :)
btw, thanks for your comment on the moon shots. I was thinking of you when I took them... struggling with my tripod (which is too light to hold the camera + big lens perfectly steady). It reminded me of your comments about taking night shots without tripods. There's a neat article on creating a string tripod here (found via am3) which should work well with a point and shoot.
22 Feb 2008 11:50pm
@baobab: i did do a little photoshopping on this one but i pretty much just used picasa for the one i linked to in response to your previous comment. it is tough to get these shots and i confess i didn't spend much time actually taking this one -- snapped it in about two seconds on my way to my car in a parking lot.
the moon shots were nice. i saw the article about the string tripod but i haven't found time to see if i can find the stuff for it and give it a try yet.
thanks for your comments!
Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan
Really punchy image, like the 'bright spot' holding attention at the centre.
23 Feb 2008 2:59am
Oswegan from Lake Oswego, United States
Wow, that's nice. I wish it were like that here.
23 Feb 2008 4:34am
@sherri: yup. this year.
drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
This is a beautiful shot. It reminds me of traditional japanese artwork. For a 'quick snap' you have done very well =D)
Dan
26 Feb 2008 12:44am
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Ho... I'm ready for spring! beautiful colors!
27 Feb 2008 12:00am
Sony DSC-W55
1/250 second
F/7.1
ISO 100
7 mm