Pasque-Flower

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 15 May 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This is a pasque-flower, the same that I had posted previously with the rain droplets on it but now maturing to full bloom. And again I didn't use a tripod as these little beauties are only about 2 inches up from the ground and my wonderful tripod that I do love so just doesn't collapse for macros. Oh well, it's more fun when I can crawl around with my butt waving hello to one and all!! I'm trying out Ian's trick of putting the white canvas around my image. I so love how he presents his images in this way that I decided I'd try it out.

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Comments (25)

Sharon from Brooklyn, United States

I also love Ian's white borders. It truly does work very well with this shot. Very nice comp and colors. I might get rid of that little bit of green on the far left. Other than that, hang this baby on the wall! :)

15 May 2008 5:15am

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Nice job! I love the colours and the way you've picked it up in a frame. I think you should keep the green bit. It balances the composition and breaks the expanse of colour..

15 May 2008 6:45am

Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa

It's lovely amy - and I do like your white border aorund the image - very classy! This is a stunning flower! I've never seen anything like it

15 May 2008 6:50am

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

Colours to die for and a gorgeous composition.....wow!
Fantastic work Amy!...oh and thanks for the compliment about the border. It was suggested to me by a professional graphic designer called John Leech http://www.leechdesign.co.uk/

15 May 2008 7:05am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong

This is glorious, Amy and your presentation is superb!

15 May 2008 7:19am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Magnificent amy.

15 May 2008 7:55am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

This is awesome Amy, a stunning hand held macro, the only way to get up close and personal with the subject, in my opinion anyway :), ( I find it's a much safer way for me to get a macro shot, than landing head first into the flowers, after tripping over my tripod lol :) )
The border works beautifully, this would look fantastic framed and hung on the wall.

15 May 2008 9:59am

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

beautiful picture, amy. the framing, perspective, DoF are all perfect. excellent!

15 May 2008 10:59am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Absolutely gorgeous, Amy ... the color and detail are superb ... the white border adds a nice touch!

15 May 2008 12:28pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Stunning. The background is perfect and I love your angle.

15 May 2008 12:29pm

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Beautiful macro! Great framing.

15 May 2008 1:04pm

Cheryl from Boerne, United States

good work! what a beautiful flower, you've shown it so elegantly! Amy, I wish you'd get rid of the "cute but stupid" saying......I've seen nothing stupid in your work...the saying degrades your work in my opinion. You're too good for that.

15 May 2008 1:35pm

@Cheryl: Thank you Cheryl so much!! That's very wonderful of you! But the cute but stupid stays.. it's a little of my sense of humor and also how I tend to get out of trouble. Seriously! LOL If you tell someone when they're railing at you that you're cute but stupid it tends to take the wind out of their sails!! I don't mean it to be a reflection of my work... just the "being amy" part.

Roberta from Rocky Mtn House, Canada

Can I come play in your garden?! Mine has nothing in it!

This is beautiful Amy.

15 May 2008 4:05pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

out of this world AMY WOW what an artist you are :)

15 May 2008 4:07pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

I like the new presentation the colors and the framing

15 May 2008 4:35pm

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

The composition is exquisite and the black and white matte makes the colours pop right out. Excellent.

15 May 2008 4:59pm

zOOm from Paris, France

Very good macro indeed ! The background reveals this yellow flower...

15 May 2008 6:29pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Lovely shot, Well done

15 May 2008 6:56pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Wow! Great shot; I may need to try this canvas thing also... monkey see, monkey do. Right?

15 May 2008 7:46pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Super colours and striking shapes make this image really stand out. The frame works for me, what an all round lovely shot.

15 May 2008 10:20pm

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

Excellent shot. This is truly beautiful, I love the yellow tones and they way you composed this image. Great details and clarity too. Great job!

16 May 2008 2:18am

Dylan from Delhi, United States

A great color combo for a picture. Nice closeup work too.

16 May 2008 3:19am

eyeswideopen from Emmaus, United States

This is a beautiful photo. Stunning colors...they just P-O-P!

16 May 2008 4:16am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Awesome macro! Such great details.

16 May 2008 7:58am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

I like this detail shot very much... (of all of this series)

21 May 2008 11:57pm

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