Flowers again ..........

[Lady Pitstop]

both taken outside in the garden, just a touch of sharpening and cloned out leaf. :)

Geranium Bud
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1074/IMG_1501_2.jpg

Pink Geranium
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1074/IMG_1499_2.jpg

Thanks for looking ;)

[Susane]

Ahem...Pelargoniums, they changed the name a while ago ;)

The open flower shot is lovely and a good colour Lady P :thumbs:
Not sure about the angle of the bud though for me.

[Jo]

Both lovely :love: But I like the pink flowers best :thumbs:

[Ewan]

Both lovely :love: But I like the pink flowers best :thumbs:

WOT SHE SAID

But without that annoying smiley :D

[Lady Pitstop]

Ahem...Pelargoniums, they changed the name a while ago ;)

The open flower shot is lovely and a good colour Lady P :thumbs:
Not sure about the angle of the bud though for me.


thanks Susane, didn't know about the name :embarrassed: I just called them that because my Dad said 'have some geraniums'!! :D:D

and thanks Ewan and Jojo. :)

[InaGlo]

Like the Pelargoniums shot, the vibrancy of the pink works well with the black bg.
I feel the bud would suit a less square crop, the length & shape of the stem seems to sit at odds with this one.
Jmo, of course :)

[Lady Pitstop]

is this one better? Or am I barking up the wrong tree??? :lol::lol:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/IMG_1500_1.jpg

doh, of course it's not - it's still at the same angle just more of it:bonk::bang:

Sorry, having a stooppid moment!!!

[mmcp42]

for me, it's much better as it puts the bud in context
the first was a touch too nebulous for me
jealous of the quality, though!

but the pink one (whatever it is!) is top notch!

[Lady Pitstop]

for me, it's much better as it puts the bud in context
the first was a touch too nebulous for me
jealous of the quality, though!

but the pink one (whatever it is!) is top notch!


Thanks mmcp42 ;)

[Dark Star]

Both great but its the original Number One for me! Lovely! And different!

[Lady Pitstop]

Both great but its the original Number One for me! Lovely! And different!

Thanks John, I know what people are saying about the single one in that it's a bit 'in your face'!! :D It reminded me a bit of those desk lamps but a flower version !!! Or had I just been drinking ???? :D

[stevewestern]

The pink one is wonderful !

[natjag]

LadyP. You realy have nailed these macro flower shots, in general not just these. Do you carry different coloured card with you for background. It would be interesting to see some of these with contrasting backgrounds rather than natural or black. I've tried and failed, but you'll get it spot on I'm sure.

[moomike]

I actually prefer the 1st tbh, think it'd look great too if you deepened the shadows & upped the contrast to give the bud against a very dark background IMO :thumbs:

[dunedin]

Pink for me really stands out against the black, must try that sometime.

[Lady Pitstop]

thank you again everyone for your comments :thumbs:

Pink for me really stands out against the black, must try that sometime.


This was actually taken outside underneath a tree, but I must admit it does look like a plain black background, I was going for the natural background :suspect::D

[scraggs]

I really like the pink one

[Bev]

I too prefer the 1st version, love the softness although you still see enough detail, the pink one is excellent.