The end of the amaryllis blooms.

Posted by Linda Frey on Fri, 02/11/11 13:47
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Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/11/11 13:58

Nevertheless it preserves in itself a severe beauty... :)
I like the transparent petals and the white background.


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Fri, 02/11/11 14:16

I like the vertical placement of the amaryllis blooms... works to create the sense of the flowers melting and dripping as if wax from a candle. The contrast between that of the amaryllis blooms and the white background helps to make the blooms stand out strongly (even in their fading stage) in the image.


Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Fri, 02/11/11 15:26

Very nice! Good use of the backlighting for this last stage of the bloom. Nice details, textures and color. Good job!


Comments by Gerry Vrbensky on Fri, 02/11/11 21:56

Simple but nice. Excellent photo.


Comments by Dan Rubin on Fri, 02/11/11 23:38

Lovely translucency, details and color. I'm curious as to your setup; did you just place the blossom in front of a snowdrift or use a more elaborate lighting scheme?


Comments by Linda Frey on Sat, 02/12/11 00:55

Not too elaborate. Just tissue paper on the window as a background, and sunlight coming through on the side to light up the petals.

The snowdrift blocked only part of the window this year.



Comments by MONIQUE STAP on Sat, 02/12/11 12:56

Lovely!
Beautiful translucency but I miss a bit of light from the front ( just on the top half part), to
emphasize the textures of the flower even more.

groetjes,
Monique


Comments by Tony Scheuhammer on Sat, 02/12/11 13:03

Nice! I have these too; it's funny, yours seem to die and dry with a completely different look than mine. I wonder why?


Comments by Maria Salvador on Sun, 02/13/11 02:15

Beautiful. Love the translucency of the petals and the gradation of tonalities.


Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Sun, 02/13/11 07:42

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia

Transparency and translucency
In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or
diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass
through a material; translucency (also called translucence or
translucidity) only allows light to pass through diffusely. The
opposite property is opacity. Transparent materials are clear, while
translucent ones cannot be seen through clearly.