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Back Yard Red

Posted by
john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 18 July 2010 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

IT'S REALLY NOT THE EQUIPMENT - Thom Hogan, the Nikon guru, has recently written some fine essays calling into question our technology consumption obsession http://bythom.com/. Yesterday he shared an email from a man in Kenya who had this quote. "As the Swahili proverb goes 'Mtu asiyejua kucheza dansi analalamika kwamba bendi haijui kucheza muziki' - meaning that 'a person who doesn't know how to dance blames the band.'"

NIKON D300 1/40 second F/4.0 ISO 200 157 mm (35mm equiv.)

Mithun from palakkad, kerela/Bangalore, India

Beautiful colors and shades, nice framing... good one

18 Jul 2010 5:01am

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Looks more like ballroom red! So elegant and satiny. A perfect composition.

18 Jul 2010 5:15am

Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Wow ! Stunning wake-up call here. Wish I had these in MY backyard. Brilliant.

18 Jul 2010 6:20am

SOUL AFLAME from The bosom of Mother Nature, United Kingdom

Utterly beautiful

18 Jul 2010 6:28am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Stunningly beautiful!

18 Jul 2010 6:43am

Aboololo from Govashir, Iran

very nice flowers and shot . i love them . i have many macro photos like this in my pb if u want see them.

18 Jul 2010 7:07am

Marie LC from France

I never believe to have seen it so red. Warmly!

18 Jul 2010 7:52am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Fantastic reds, very good and bright image.
Thanks for your comments during my holidays.

18 Jul 2010 7:58am

Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Today, a red fire for some beautiful lilies! I have a problem with red and his whole range. I can not reflect the shades of red as they are in reality! Almost always get burned! I have taken note of the properties of this photo and I will try again! Thank you master! Good diomingo a hug and many kisses! Adela

18 Jul 2010 8:38am

kate from lincolnshire, United Kingdom

haha. good saying!! lovely colours too :) and depth !:)

18 Jul 2010 9:05am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice vivid red color. You have a nice backyard.
Did you use Topaz ?

18 Jul 2010 9:26am

@Hiro: No. I used Nik's Color Efex.

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Lovely composition Jack, and the colour combination is super too.

18 Jul 2010 9:28am

✿ Anina ✿ from Auckland, New Zealand

This is beautiful, Jack. I love the deep red against the green background. The words are so true!

18 Jul 2010 9:39am

Annie from Bordeaux, France

Wonderful red Jack !

18 Jul 2010 10:10am

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

Fantastic Xmas colors!

18 Jul 2010 10:34am

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

This would make a great calendar page! Well done!
PS: I love the proverb!

18 Jul 2010 12:32pm

tataray from france, France

Magnifique ... Couleurs actives !... )

18 Jul 2010 12:37pm

Paul from summerside, Canada

Nice colors and focus

18 Jul 2010 12:51pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

Lovely lillies!

18 Jul 2010 2:13pm

B.Held from Santa Fe, United States

gorgeous work

18 Jul 2010 2:28pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Stunning closeup . Great clarity and crispness !

18 Jul 2010 3:10pm

Don Wiley from spokane, United States

A beautiful flower shot. Gotta love that brilliant color and the details. The quote is one to think about! :-)

18 Jul 2010 3:15pm

Yvon from Orleans, France

Terrefic flowers shot

18 Jul 2010 7:11pm

marc battault from clermont ferrand, France

wonderful color and composition ,jack !
friendships !

18 Jul 2010 8:25pm

frammy from miramas, France

very nice

18 Jul 2010 9:32pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

I love that deep colour. Stellar shot.

19 Jul 2010 1:03am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Bright strong colors...a very nice capture..they are a fairly sturdy plant too but only last a short time around here.....beautiful...

19 Jul 2010 1:36am

@StarCosmosBleu: Thank you for all of your recent kind comments.

Ajay from Pune, India

It morning time here. I have just from taking some photographs of some beautiful flowers. And now I see these. Now, I need to go back tomorrow morning and improve my photography skills.

19 Jul 2010 2:01am

MK from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Stunning, wonderful contrasting colors

19 Jul 2010 2:45am

Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States

You have an incredible garden! I am always amazed at your gorgeous flowers....I would be so happy just to grow some like that....not to mention have beautiful photographs of them as well! :)

19 Jul 2010 3:33am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Beautiful reds!

Mr. Hogan is correct, I'm sure. You need to have talent. Since I'm short on that, I like the feel nice Nikon gear. I've been using Nikons since 1969. Also, we don't have to buy chemicals but, the digital darkroom needs certain tools. It's hard to resist high quality hard/software. At least for me, it's hard. ;-)

19 Jul 2010 11:21pm