Magnolia

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

A friend mentioned that there were a lot of trillium out on the trails in a local park, so my wife and I went out this morning. Trilliums there were, but there was a large Magnolia in the"rose garden" area where we parked. None of the blossoms were low enough to photograph conventionally, but I liked the looks of this cluster against the sky.

Specific Feedback

I rotated while cropping and this seemed to be the most pleasing composition to my eye. I’m interested in how other people see it.

Technical Details

Sony A7RV, FE 70-200 f/4 @ 76 mm, hand held, f/9, 1/160, iso 1000. Processed in LR & PS CC. Rotated and cropped, brought up exposure, highlights, eliminated a couple of stray leaves, and as an after thought, used the point color tool in LR to bring up the purples a bit more. Taken this morning at 8:33 a.m.

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What a beautiful shot, Dennis! The colors work well together. There’s a pleasing contrast between the hard, angular branch and the soft blossoms. Well done.

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Drop dead gorgeous!! The white sky gives it a botanical illustration vibe, as does the very interesting composition. The translucency of the petals and leaves is fantastic, especially when set against the rugged branches. This belongs in a high end gallery!

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Dennis: Beautiful bunch and I really like the high key presentation. Good decisions, exceptional result. >=))>

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Lovely. The purple petals stand out with high key background hanging off the dark lichen covered stem.

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I was dazzled by the appearance of a Japanese or Chinese brushstroke watercolor on NPN. Terrific work
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Excellent high-key image, Dennis. The colours are lovely and just “pop” against the white.
The bit of green moss and leaves set off the purple blooms perfectly.

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Thanks @Don_Peters @Bill_Fach @SandyR-B @Diane_Miller @Dick_Knudson @Bill_Bromer. I had fun with this one. Still not absolutely sure it has the ethereal quality I was going for, but I do like it.