Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 9 April 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
The grape hyacinths in my garden surrounded by the white powdery snow.
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 about my posts :)
Beautiful! Especially so contrasted against the snow! An excellent image, Mary!
9 Apr 2008 12:51am
such rich blues!
9 Apr 2008 1:37am
Beautiful! The bright purple really stands out wonderfully against the snow.
9 Apr 2008 1:55am
Such freshness, lovely white and blue. Very fine detail too...!
9 Apr 2008 2:23am
Amazing colors and lovely snow! You know it's quite spring time here.
9 Apr 2008 2:50am
Love the contrast in color!
9 Apr 2008 4:36am
Oh Yes my pretties, grow, grow, grow.....amazing Mary, WOW ;)
9 Apr 2008 4:37am
great piece of work !! you are playin nice with ice
9 Apr 2008 4:38am
Warmest greetings from Staffordshire ... beautiful color and detail in this shot, MaryB. Hope you're enjoying the spring colors!
9 Apr 2008 5:07am
What a contrast! That green and purple against the white is just fantastic. Wonderful detail and composition.
9 Apr 2008 6:12am
Very nice Mary! Colors, details, light, everything works!
9 Apr 2008 7:11am
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 7:25am
@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
Good framing and bright colors for this beautiful picture where winter and spring mix well.
9 Apr 2008 7:48am
The last snow...spring is there. Beautiful.
9 Apr 2008 8:29am
Very good image, great depth of field
9 Apr 2008 12:37pm
wowwwwwwwww.... great shot & Great colors. I like contrast between Blue , Green & White... Good composition & Excellent . . .
9 Apr 2008 1:27pm
Wow! Striking color and great contrast.
9 Apr 2008 1:39pm
Beautiful composition. I love the colours contrast!
9 Apr 2008 1:55pm
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 2:34pm
@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 :)
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 2:55pm
Fantastic!! Love the contrasting colours, and the DOF on the grass. Good shot.
9 Apr 2008 2:58pm
Lovely! (I hope this is an older photo, or do you still have snow...?)
9 Apr 2008 3:36pm
@MadScientist: Thank you MS, it was taken last Sunday the 6th April, the snow only lasted the day and was gone.
Very beautiful, Mary!! Absolutely gorgeous.
9 Apr 2008 4:08pm
WOW! Snow n the twigs of velvety hues...beautiful!
9 Apr 2008 4:29pm
I love the how the little plants just pop out at you!
9 Apr 2008 4:37pm
Ver sweet...those little guys are go getters, I tell you!
9 Apr 2008 4:55pm
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 5:36pm
Very clear and colorful... and truly representative of spring.
9 Apr 2008 10:12pm
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??
9 Apr 2008 10:13pm
@Nishana Minhaz: thank you :) No the snow came overnight Sat/Sun and was gone by Sunday evening.
I love it!!!!!!!
10 Apr 2008 9:02am
Excellent colors!
10 Apr 2008 3:15pm
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