bird of paradise

jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
edited October 28, 2005 in Wildlife
each year i try a shot of the flower --here is this years shot
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    each year i try a shot of the flower --here is this years shot
    Nice capture Jeff, great colors. One question though... I can't find the bird rolleyes1.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    Excellent shot Jeff.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    nice shot
    good comp and exp
    don't like background ne_nau.gif
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    Oh Jeff....
    It is a great shot. Here it is with shadow/highlight applied.

    It's very spectacular if you remove the background and make it high key!

    41779335-L.jpg
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited October 27, 2005
    Jeff - nice shot but, no offense, OK? is it a little dark? could it benefit from a little brightness/contrast tweak?
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    nice shot thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    41779335-L.jpg

    41795921-L.jpg

    All kinds of things you can do with this one. :D
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    Very pretty Jeff. The background is a little dark, and I like Dee's background suggestion, but every other aspect is great.
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  • PossumCornerPossumCorner Registered Users Posts: 290 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2005
    Birds of Paradise
    They're a great flower, we're going to Box Hill this weekend to take some shots of them in a garden. The giant variety photograph well too, they are just green and yellow (without the orange/blue colours) but really striking. I think the every-year system is neat - we do the same with one of our roses that has been with us for four house-moves over the last 10 years.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2005
    now if I understand this my picture is ok but my background sucks --is this about right ne_nau.gif and it needs some brightness --well well umph.gif --:D DEE i like what you did and yours does look better thumb.gif Ben yes black would be better ne_nau.gif ric not to sure about the blue /green tho but my PS skills are very bad and if I knew how I think all of you are very right the background would be better someother color . thank you all very much This is one of my favorite things and to find one ,like this one that is clean and has great color is not easy .Possum when you go shooting you will see they are great to shoot -advice take a backdrop with you of some kind to give a better background .Good luck and I will be looking for your shot :): thanks all for looking and caring enough to give my shot some help thumb.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2005
    I think it is a very nice photo, Jeff! And the background doesn't bother me at all. I think that kind of thing is up to the artist.:D

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    I think it is a very nice photo, Jeff! And the background doesn't bother me at all. I think that kind of thing is up to the artist.:D

    ginger
    thanks G this was what was there its a wall ,i do not like cutting the flower so i do the best i can when I find one they really are hard to find one that is as clean and has this color .but Dee's job does look better :cry :cry :cry :cry
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