bird of paradise

[jwear]

each year i try a shot of the flower --here is this years shot

[Rohirrim]

each year i try a shot of the flower --here is this years shot
Nice capture Jeff, great colors. One question though... I can't find the bird :rofl

[Harryb]

Excellent shot Jeff.

[bfjr]

nice shot
good comp and exp
don't like background :dunno

[Dee]

It is a great shot. Here it is with shadow/highlight applied.

It's very spectacular if you remove the background and make it high key!

http://DeeGolden.smugmug.com/photos/41779335-L.jpg

[Angelo]

Jeff - nice shot but, no offense, OK? is it a little dark? could it benefit from a little brightness/contrast tweak?

[Awais Yaqub]

nice shot :thumb

[Ric Grupe]

http://deegolden.smugmug.com/photos/41779335-L.jpg

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/41795921-L.jpg

All kinds of things you can do with this one. :D

[dallas]

Very pretty Jeff. The background is a little dark, and I like Dee's background suggestion, but every other aspect is great.

[PossumCorner]

They're a great flower, we're going to Box Hill this weekend to take some shots of them in a garden. The giant variety photograph well too, they are just green and yellow (without the orange/blue colours) but really striking. I think the every-year system is neat - we do the same with one of our roses that has been with us for four house-moves over the last 10 years.

[jwear]

now if I understand this my picture is ok but my background sucks --is this about right :dunno and it needs some brightness --well well :wxwax --:D DEE i like what you did and yours does look better :thumb Ben yes black would be better :dunno ric not to sure about the blue /green tho but my PS skills are very bad and if I knew how I think all of you are very right the background would be better someother color . thank you all very much This is one of my favorite things and to find one ,like this one that is clean and has great color is not easy .Possum when you go shooting you will see they are great to shoot -advice take a backdrop with you of some kind to give a better background .Good luck and I will be looking for your shot :): thanks all for looking and caring enough to give my shot some help :thumb

[ginger_55]

I think it is a very nice photo, Jeff! And the background doesn't bother me at all. I think that kind of thing is up to the artist.:D

ginger

[jwear]

I think it is a very nice photo, Jeff! And the background doesn't bother me at all. I think that kind of thing is up to the artist.:D

gingerthanks G this was what was there its a wall ,i do not like cutting the flower so i do the best i can when I find one they really are hard to find one that is as clean and has this color .but Dee's job does look better :cry :cry :cry :cry