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Meadow Gold
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Copyright: Silke Force (Silke) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-30
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Nikon D70S, Sigma 18-200 mm (F3.5-6.3), Sigma UV 62 mm
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-26 5:32
Viewed: 527
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are grey ... ... ... (~Davis and Charles Mitchell)

For some reason, that song pops into my head every time I open this image. In fact, I had even thought of waiting to post this in midwinter!

The Slender Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis) is a common enough flower here, but its sunny face always makes me smile.

Taken in RAW, converted, resized, and sharpened

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week

You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away.

hmm hmm hmm hmm ... ... ...

vanderschelden, Juyona, uleko, JORAPAVI, eqshannon, gracious, jmirah, dew77, PaulH, anel, angybone, pierrefonds, Argus, shelbeesmom has marked this note useful
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Hello Silke,
Nice light. Good colours. Excellent sharpness versus unsharpness.
For example your yellowish flower has an overall sharpness whereas the blurred background is very effective.
TFS
Annick

Hello Silke,
Beautiful composition and good lighting with perfect sharp.
well done.
TFS.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15565)
  • [2007-08-26 6:28]

Hola Silke,
precioso encuadre y bellos detalles.
color y bg,
saludos amiga,

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2007-08-26 6:30]

Hello Silke,
Fine close-up of this beautiful Potentilla in bright light producing fine shadows. Very sharp and lovely colour which makes it stand out from the blurred background.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Hi Silke,

Good composition and good detail on the flower. The light was also good. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

Hola Silke,
Bonita composición de esta bella florecilla, buena nitidez, la luz un poco dura no le resta bellleza, Saludos
José Ramón

What very thoughtful words to go with the inner beauty of this flower...perhaps you reflect the feelings of it's delicate and fragrant nature. A beautiful thought and flower to wake me as well on a sunny day in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks you for sharing it with us.

Bob

Hello Silke,
I see the UV has done you a good job on exposure and focus here!
Nice and gentle colouration with beautiful bg and good details on the flower too
well done, Silke!
cheers
Tony

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  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 506 W: 5 N: 1135] (4665)
  • [2007-08-26 17:30]

Hi Silke,
Lovely detailed composition showing the shadows. Well defined and colorful flower stands out nicely against the BBG.

TFS
Jim

You have endowed this flower with lot of character through very effective use of ambient light, Silke.
Great composition!
Regards.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-08-26 22:56]

Hello Silke,
Very nice capture of this lovely flower.I liked POV,use of light,framing,blurred BG and composition a lot.
TFS..:-)

Impressive subject today! Majestic and great looking.
Best wishes,
Achim

Hello Silke,
Great details in the flower!
I like the composition, the background is nicely blurred to enhance the flower...
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 23 N: 3656] (13083)
  • [2007-08-27 0:35]

Hi Silke,
i love the colour tone here, and the light too..this flower is like a little sun itself. Great composition and sharp focus...very well done!
Paul

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3915] (15730)
  • [2007-08-27 2:32]

hello Silke,
It's such a cute little flower, has petals like hearts, and shines like a little sun. So it's easy to understand that you link it with a song. I like the composition. Good idea to have left a lot of space at the left side.
Thanks and best regards
Anne

Nice composition with the subject off center. Good sharpness and dof. Wonderful color. Great shot! :)

Hi Silke,

A nice image of the yellow flower, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-08-27 7:36]

Hi Silke,
Beautiful flower with superb lighting and exposure. Very sharp image with nice colour tones. Against the BG it stands out well. Excellent POV to portray it and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2007-08-28 9:11]

Hello Silke,
Superb lighting in the capture of this potentilla flower. It is also sharp so that the shadows of the stamens show up really clearly as well as the whole flower. The flower is of course the focus of attention here and it is well offset by the BG and composition.
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

The sharpness in this is incredible1 I really love how you did this one! The flower is perfectly off center! superb!
B-)
Linda

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