JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Lovely Spring
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 28 March 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Spring is an incredible time of the year.
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"Spring has returned.
Earth is like a child that knows poems."
Rainer Maria Rilke
marie from perth, Australia
Hello Jack, stunning colour, love how the petals seem to just cradle the yellow in the centre, one of my favourite flowers. Thanks for sharing this one Jack.
28 Mar 2009 5:25am
Ajay from Pune, India
That's so true. And melody that comes out of it is just beautiful colours.
28 Mar 2009 5:39am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Yesterdays shot was just heavenly!!!!
This is just as heavenly!!! Nature doing its thing!!
28 Mar 2009 6:04am
khadi from New Delhi, India
What a beautiful crocus. I like the soft light and beautiful colours.
28 Mar 2009 6:33am
isidro from Spain
espectacular colorido! un macro de mucha categoría, Felicidades!
28 Mar 2009 7:20am
chrissy from uk, United Kingdom
Absoutely beautiful macro, love the quote as well
28 Mar 2009 9:10am
zOOm from Paris, France
Lovely little one, colorful and your DOF is really perfect.
28 Mar 2009 9:41am
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
Magic beauty of our mother nature - thru your eyes ...
28 Mar 2009 10:00am
lydia from Paris, France
I love spring too ....beautiful colors and composition !
28 Mar 2009 10:30am
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
wonderful macro photo ,lovely ligth !
friendly!
28 Mar 2009 10:40am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Like deep colors and orange & purple are two colors wich get married nicely.
28 Mar 2009 11:45am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Love the deep, rich colors! Very beautifully done, Jack!
28 Mar 2009 11:54am
-1q5yChØt!c- from Persia, Iran
lovely shot .
excellent macro...
very well taken, bravo !
28 Mar 2009 11:55am
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
Magnificent colors ! I am filled with admiration for your photo ! Bravo
28 Mar 2009 12:45pm
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Lovely spot-on focus, Jack, and gorgeous colors!
28 Mar 2009 12:49pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
exquisite heart of flower ! gorgeous colors and perfect dof !
28 Mar 2009 12:55pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
The colorful beauty you gives us through your lens is incredible. I love the quote.
28 Mar 2009 1:25pm
@Barbara: Thank you, Barb. Rilke is one of my favorite poets; I look for ways to use him.
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Keep them coming Jack. Very well presented.
28 Mar 2009 1:25pm
@Lee: Hold on, Lee; you are in for a slew of flowers from Jack. I go bonkers in Spring.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
What a perfect result you got. Focusing on this really gives it extra punch...Just a gorgeous final product!! Nice work on your part!!!
28 Mar 2009 2:22pm
@Susan: I kept doing it all wrong, and then Jerry told me what to do; what a difference!
don from Spokane, United States
A fantastic close up with all the detail and saturated color I like! The rich colors seem to complement each other rather well. The fall off of focus works to emphasize the heart of your picture. Well done.
28 Mar 2009 2:50pm
Alain Berger - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada
Give me energy to see lovely flower like this !
28 Mar 2009 2:54pm
LauraS from Chico, United States
Oh, Jack this is the epitome of beauty. Wonderful, amazing shot.
28 Mar 2009 2:54pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
Laura is so right. Exquisite on all levels, Jack. A study in beauty, the essence of, on a universal level. DOF, composition, colouration are all perfection.
28 Mar 2009 3:04pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
Your sure cannot beat the spring colors and this is such a beautiful shot, gorgoeus colors and detail
Waiting patiently for the flowers here to bloom
28 Mar 2009 3:06pm
zahai from Berlin, Germany
Wow, those colors are mindblowing. Beautiful. I wish it was proper spring 'round here already...
28 Mar 2009 4:23pm
joemulligan from micaville, nc, United States
Thanks for the lovely photography and especially the shifting focus. And the lovely quote!!! Thanks.....
28 Mar 2009 4:27pm
Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France
Luxurious colors and beautiful depth of field !
28 Mar 2009 4:27pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Sweet shot. I love the burst of colour that seems almost 3D bursting from the background.
28 Mar 2009 4:41pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
Jack, many people take photos of flowers and many do an okay job. This my friend is excellent. Your selective focus, the exposure, and the soft edges are perfection.
28 Mar 2009 5:33pm
@Diane Schuller: Thank you, Diane. How are you doing?
@k@: Oh yes; the sunshine is inside of my flower, but better yet, it is INSIDE of me. And for that, I am grateful.
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent macro. Really like the depth of the color. Well done.
28 Mar 2009 5:50pm
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
The crocus is gorgeous, Jack. It does look like the light is coming from within. Well done!
28 Mar 2009 7:00pm
@Toni: Thank you.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Lovely crocus shot, ours have all gone some weeks back, but its great to see they are still flowering in various locations around the Northern Hemisphere still.
28 Mar 2009 9:00pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Beautiful ligh...very nice
28 Mar 2009 10:11pm
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
I love spring flowers. This is a lovely macro, Jack!
28 Mar 2009 10:45pm
KBR from GENEVA, Switzerland
photo as poetry, absolute fragility, depth of field is very successful
28 Mar 2009 11:44pm
@Jen: Thanks, Jen.
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
amazing composition - an incredible flower and color - Great Work!!
29 Mar 2009 4:33am
@Scott Schilling: Thanks, Scott. With spring here, I am going bonkers shooting flowers.
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
I like how the light is centered on the open bloom, making it glow.
29 Mar 2009 9:00am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow...the colour!
A special image Jack, your framing is just perfect.
30 Mar 2009 4:38am
Cricket from Alabama, United States
I have been shooting so many flowers and I don't have time to get inside to process them. This is beautiful!
30 Mar 2009 2:19pm
marcel lemieux/star_cosmos_bleu from Bedford.Quebec, Canada
Superb capture..awesome light...gorgeous my friend....Spring is new life
31 Mar 2009 3:33pm
Bill Jennings from Los Altos (Bay Area Calif), United States
fantastic. the rich colors contrasted with the warm background in soft focus is stunning. Well done.
22 Apr 2009 10:39pm
@Bill Jennings: Thanks, Bill. I am really glad to have made the connection with you; you do superb work.
Nikon D300
1/60 second
F/3.5
ISO 200
225 mm (35mm equiv.)