The old man and his flowers

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The old man and his flowers

Postby ozimax on Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:51 pm

My father-in-law is approaching his late 80s, and his delight in life is growing flowers.

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Re: The old man and his flowers

Postby zafra52 on Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:46 pm

Beautiful flowers and nice shot.
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Re: The old man and his flowers

Postby gstark on Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:40 am

Beautiful lighting and great detail.

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Re: The old man and his flowers

Postby biggerry on Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:46 am

clearly the flowers make this shot ;) seriously tho, lovely image with excellent light - the important point here is that you have made a image that could easily be flat and lifeless but with the correct light it becomes 3D like and full of interest. 2 thumbs up:)
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Re: The old man and his flowers

Postby ozimax on Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:56 am

biggerry wrote:clearly the flowers make this shot ;) seriously tho, lovely image with excellent light - the important point here is that you have made a image that could easily be flat and lifeless but with the correct light it becomes 3D like and full of interest. 2 thumbs up:)


Interesting comment Gerry and many thanks. The shot was taken indoors under poor fluorescent lighting, no flash, handheld against a green background. I de-saturated the green and cyan channel and applied a slight filter to enhance 3D effect. Fuji XT-1 with 35mm F1.4
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Re: The old man and his flowers

Postby sirhc55 on Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:52 am

Anything with a flower in it gets my approval but some get a hearty applause for being excellent, just like this shot.
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