Uploaded: August 11, 2011 13:22:49
. . . one of my absolute favourite florals . . our home has magnolia art everywhere. It wasn't until recently that I actually saw a real live one.
Particularly like the graceful swag of the leaves supporting the blossom and purposely did not "correct" the blemishes in the blossom . . . nothing is perfection in real life, and that is how it was . . . trying to remain true to reality.
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.67, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Ann Varley August 11, 2011
A beauty!Mary Timman August 11, 2011
I can understand why this is one of your favorites...It is stunning. Lovely colors,, flower, and wonderful use of the texture. #9598249Carolyn McIntosh August 11, 2011
Ann and Mary . . thanks so much for stopping by and taking a moment to comment. Much appreciated. #9598436Heather Loewenhardt September 25, 2011
Congratulations Carolyn on this stellar image receiving the finalist award. This is a beauty! Good luck next round. #9691535Ann Varley September 25, 2011
I knew it! Congrats on this beautiful finalist! #9691834Carolyn McIntosh September 25, 2011
Thanks heaps Heather and Ann. We are traveling at the moment and I was pleasantly surprised to see this silver medal. #9692015Agnes Fegan September 25, 2011
So beautiful ... congrats on your finalist Carolyn! #9692393Anthony L. Mancuso September 28, 2011
Gorgeous image and editing Carolyn...congrats on your finalist! #9702715Merna L. Nobile October 02, 2011
Congratulations!
You’re the kind of person who makes the world a better, brighter place…You worked hard for this, you made it happen, and you have a right to be proud. So enjoy these satisfying moments; you deserve every one! Merna
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Aimee C. Eisaman October 02, 2011
Congrats on your phinalist! I just love the texture you added to this. I've tried several times to get good shots of these flowers and haven't been able to do it. Wonderful work! :~) #9711900Carolyn McIntosh October 03, 2011
Aimee, thanks heaps . . when trying to take this photo I realized how hard they are to capture . . I was just lucky on this one.Merna, thanks for the encouragement. #9712911
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