#50, variation on a theme, ginger (long)

ginger_55

What else? Flowers? Impressionism seemed to rule these flowers. Did I spend time on this? Yes, I did, and I don't want anyone thinking differently.

Comments are welcome.............this is before the challenge......

























F16, for the most part, ISO 400 (why? I was shooting birds, too: multi tasking, changing lenses, it was getting later), I have two readings here on the shutter speed: the last one was 1/60 with my wide angle: 17-40, and this one at 39 mm. I checked out one taken with my 400 mm, the first ones I took. Same ISO: 400, EV 0 on all, shutter speed on the other one was 1/250, so they were all around that, with one lens or another.)

Despite how it looks I worked hard on them. I love the impressionistic effect and played to it in PS where I also seem to have been in a "dark" mood last night. They could all go lighter just fine, but, this is what I have now.

Creative? Just my interpretation of flowers........... Imaginative? Well, the flowers were there.............

ginger (I just took some out to cut the eye strain a bit, could put them back in in a heartbeat):D


10/23/2005
photography by ginger

ginger_55

This is lighter, not sure I like it as well as the darker one

ginger_55

Then again, there is Mother Nature working to save her children
Hidden from predators: Protective Coloration




ginger 10/23/2005


(I still like this idea............OK, it wasn't a lot of work, I didn't create it, I just like it. I have to really work to see these birds. The colors, purely natural, work very well to hide the bird from predators. I have seen this in so many species. The "lowly" lizard, he changes colors.......... This bird blends into the fall marsh grass perfectly.)

johno

Good morning Ginger... Or at least it is morning here. Anyhow, I wanted to put in my two cents on your set above.

I really like #1... The photos that move closer to the "subject" confuse my eye. I see the colors, but instead of the nice blend of colors, I feel like I am looking to focus on one thing, and I can't find the one thing.

Anyway, the first one is simple to me and I like simple. It's clean and different... I would have it on my wall.

peace.
johno~

ginger_55

Thanks, Johno, it is pretty isn't it. I like the magenta flowers in it, how they are arranged.

Actually, in the flower photos, maybe one flower in a photo is in focus. I like the effect, but I am not sure that everyone would, kind of like blur, that seems to be a "personal" thing.

In the first one, I am not sure anything is in focus, I did so many last night, but the colors are nicely arranged.

Except for one more flower shot that I like, I agree with you on the far and near factor.

ginger

GREAPER

Nice stuff Ginger, I like them very much and they are a different take on the challenge theme, but a fitting one.

I like 1, 2, and 4. Which one of those three is best is a bit of a toss up to me. I like them all.

I think the OOF flower in the foreground on 4 is a tiny bit distracting, so I guess for me that would narrow it to 1 or 2