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Some tulips..

Postby Geoff on Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:05 pm

Took this shot late last night when we got home from the AW dinner.
Taken with the 17-35mm 2.8 (thanks Patrick) and a off camera flash, triggered by the onboard flash.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby gstark on Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:09 pm

Very bloody nice, mate.

You've achieved a beautiful pastel feel to this image, which suits the subject down to the ground.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Greg B on Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:07 pm

What Gary said. :agree:
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby sirhc55 on Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:26 pm

Indiddeley a fine photo although I would crop the right hand side through the middle of the back tulip to remove the heavy duty blue :wink:
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby aim54x on Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:14 pm

not the most constructive comment, but I agree with what has been said by Gary and Chris (great image, maybe a crop) but I was interested in where the off camera flash was placed.

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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Geoff on Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:28 pm

Thanks for the comments guys and CHris, the suggestion of a crop is a great idea.
Cameron - I was a little tipsy at the time of shooting it but I think the SB800 was directly above and a little to (camera) right, facing down. There has been little PP done to this shot too.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby zafra52 on Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:19 pm

Very bloody nice, mate.


Very nice photograph. A bit on the soft side, but it works with those colours.
You might even put in in a get-well card of sorts. :)
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Matt. K on Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:24 pm

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If someone had shown me this image and said who do you think made it?.....I would have answered, "a female without a doubt!". This is a very feminine image???? That it was made by a man, you, shows you are capable of a very sensitive visual photographic interpretation/capture. Mate..I hope you're not going over to the other side? :D :D :D :D

Nice work...I'd like to see more still life images from you.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:11 pm

It's all the lens. :D

Seriously, very nice image, Geoff. It has a very 'painterly' feel to it.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Greg B on Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:18 pm

Matt. K wrote:Geoff
If someone had shown me this image and said who do you think made it?.....I would have answered, "a female without a doubt!". This is a very feminine image???? That it was made by a man, you, shows you are capable of a very sensitive visual photographic interpretation/capture. Mate..I hope you're not going over to the other side? :D :D :D :D

Nice work...I'd like to see more still life images from you.


Matt thinks you're a girl Geoff. I would whack him with my handbag.
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:44 pm

Greg B wrote:I would whack him with my handbag.


You have a handbag?? :D
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby Geoff on Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:49 pm

Matt. K wrote:Geoff
If someone had shown me this image and said who do you think made it?.....I would have answered, "a female without a doubt!". This is a very feminine image???? That it was made by a man, you, shows you are capable of a very sensitive visual photographic interpretation/capture. Mate..I hope you're not going over to the other side? :D :D :D :D

Nice work...I'd like to see more still life images from you.


Matt Matt Matt...
I bought these tulips for Bel for her bday and we've been watching them 'open'...fricken amazing I tell ya and when I got home last night, they were begging to be photographed :). Feminine, well maybe a tad, but just look at them! Delicious!

Maybe I should buy Bel more flowers?

I can get in touch with my fenimine side Matt, but trust me, I'll never venture to the 'other' side :D :D

Thanks for the compliments on the image though... I want the tulips to stop opening...they look even better today!
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Re: Some tulips..

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:45 am

Don’t listen to Matt, he’s talking a load of bollocks :wink: The flowers are lovely and it would only be homophobes that would not take flower pics :up:
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