TEXERE: fabric of life
Glory in the morning ...
Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 24 November 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
These are so vibrant and crisp they almost look like they are made of crepe paper. Beautiful.
24 Nov 2008 5:25am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Like this deep & captivating blue... wonderful shot Ron.
24 Nov 2008 9:45am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
THAT is morning light at it's best! Spectacular blues! Well done!
24 Nov 2008 10:51am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Glory indeed, are they ever beautiful and your lighting here is fantastic, bravo Ron for these twin beauties :)
24 Nov 2008 1:43pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
such beautiful morning glories! great colour and light!
24 Nov 2008 2:09pm
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Lovely composition and stunning colors.
24 Nov 2008 4:53pm
Marion from Liberty Township, United States
Wow, Ron!! the colors are absolutely spectacular! What a beautiful glow in the flower. Simply amazing! Fantastic!!! :)
24 Nov 2008 5:01pm
Batkoï from Salon de Provence, France
what a magnific blue, wow, really great shot
24 Nov 2008 5:35pm
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Amazing colors - very vibrant and luminouse
24 Nov 2008 6:34pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Stunning light, colour and composition Ron.......beautiful!
24 Nov 2008 8:44pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
those colors are amazing Ron - great capture....
24 Nov 2008 9:24pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
The colour blue is amazingly represented here, perfect neon.
25 Nov 2008 12:51am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Sensational color . . these flowers really are so impressive . . one of my favorites.
25 Nov 2008 1:05am
Peter Mannfolk from Landskrona, Sweden
Very nice, care to share your post processing on this one? /Peter
25 Nov 2008 7:48am
@Peter Mannfolk: Thanks, Peter. I start by adjusting the color in LAB mode to make it pop ... Image > mode > Lab color ... Image > Apply image ... then I toggle between (channel) lab, a & b (blending mode = soft light) to determine which looks best, sometimes changing opacity to get the color that pops without over-saturating. Then I change back to RGB, usually duplicate layer, desaturate, change blend mode and opacity to get the effect I'm after.
Mohammadreza Rezania from Tehran, Iran
very stunning shot, beautiful light and nice blue color
25 Nov 2008 11:31am
Manel from Girona, Spain
Intense bue very well captured, and good composition. Congatrlations
25 Nov 2008 3:07pm
Tracey from White Hall, United States
The color is fascinating! One of my favorite flowers. I miss the vine I used to have at my old house. Thanks for the smile!
25 Nov 2008 3:45pm
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Very vibrant blue !!!... and fantastic light.
28 Nov 2008 9:08am
{H} creatives from San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Oh wow...what vibrancy! Cheers - {H}
30 Nov 2008 1:36am
Canon EOS 40D
1/500 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
125 mm