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Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 9 April 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
The grape hyacinths in my garden surrounded by the white powdery snow.
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Beautiful! Especially so contrasted against the snow! An excellent image, Mary!
9 Apr 2008 5:51am
e. from New York, NY, United States
Beautiful! The bright purple really stands out wonderfully against the snow.
9 Apr 2008 6:55am
Mike from Chester, United Kingdom
Such freshness, lovely white and blue. Very fine detail too...!
9 Apr 2008 7:23am
Behrooz Sangani from Tehran, Iran
Amazing colors and lovely snow! You know it's quite spring time here.
9 Apr 2008 7:50am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Oh Yes my pretties, grow, grow, grow.....amazing Mary, WOW ;)
9 Apr 2008 9:37am
Rajesh Dhankhar from New Delhi, India
great piece of work !! you are playin nice with ice
9 Apr 2008 9:38am
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Warmest greetings from Staffordshire ... beautiful color and detail in this shot, MaryB. Hope you're enjoying the spring colors!
9 Apr 2008 10:07am
Chris from South Jersey, United States
What a contrast! That green and purple against the white is just fantastic. Wonderful detail and composition.
9 Apr 2008 11:12am
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada
Very nice Mary! Colors, details, light, everything works!
9 Apr 2008 12:11pm
Rob from Velveetaville, United States
I like this one and the previous capture MB... ever try to see what Walking in Wonderland would look like in monochrome?
Cheers,
Rob
9 Apr 2008 12:25pm
@Rob: Thank you Rob, I have tried it in mono and it does look quite nice, I'm in the process of trying to give it an old tinted effect to see how that looks. :)
Hope you and yours are ok, still thinking of you all.
MaryB
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Good framing and bright colors for this beautiful picture where winter and spring mix well.
9 Apr 2008 12:48pm
Saeed from Tehran, Iran
wowwwwwwwww....
great shot & Great colors. I like contrast between Blue , Green & White...
Good composition & Excellent . . .
9 Apr 2008 6:27pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Beautiful composition. I love the colours contrast!
9 Apr 2008 6:55pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
beautiful capture. not the ordinary flower shot. nice title too. ...so that's what hyacinths look like. do they normally grow in the cold?
9 Apr 2008 7:34pm
@danthro: Thank you danthro, these are a very tiny variety of Hyacinth, a spring flower. They seem to be quite a tough little flower as the snow didn't seem to bother them too much. We don't normally get snow this late in the year, apparently it was the heaviest snowfall in April for 20 years :)
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Great natural colors :)! Also a nice spring postcard! I love it! BTW Thanks for your comment on the skipping rope, it was exactly how I felt it! My sister was also surprised and when I asked my son (a pc games addict) he said that at his school rope jumping or skipping was quite usual, so not everything disappears, children here play also fanatically with marbles in the proper season (autumn I believe).
9 Apr 2008 7:55pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Fantastic!! Love the contrasting colours, and the DOF on the grass. Good shot.
9 Apr 2008 7:58pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Lovely! (I hope this is an older photo, or do you still have snow...?)
9 Apr 2008 8:36pm
@MadScientist: Thank you MS, it was taken last Sunday the 6th April, the snow only lasted the day and was gone.
Desparado from New Delhi, India
WOW! Snow n the twigs of velvety hues...beautiful!
9 Apr 2008 9:29pm
Jennifer Radio from Statesville, United States
I love the how the little plants just pop out at you!
9 Apr 2008 9:37pm
Tracey from White Hall, United States
Ver sweet...those little guys are go getters, I tell you!
9 Apr 2008 9:55pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Its beautifully crisp, the subject matter is really enhanced by the strange addition of snow and spring flower. The composition is excellent.
9 Apr 2008 10:36pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Very clear and colorful... and truly representative of spring.
10 Apr 2008 3:12am
Nishana Minhaz from Calicut, India
wonderful contrast between the snow n the purple.. it does have something very fresh bout it.. good shot. btw, is this an old pic or do u still have snow??
10 Apr 2008 3:13am
@Nishana Minhaz: thank you :)
No the snow came overnight Sat/Sun and was gone by Sunday evening.
Nikon D40X
1/250 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
153 mm (35mm equiv.)