City - North Vancouver State - BC Country - Canada
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I took this photo on Easter Sunday and I think it sort of captures the different meanings of the day. I didn't fool with this too much - just desaturated it a bit. I suppose it could be more colourful and sharp and constrasty, but I kinda like the soft, diffused, ambivalent feel to it. Filter = close up +8
Absolutely beautiful, Becky! I love the soft folds of the flower petals in the background, and the way the color is almost hinted-at rather than stated out loud. The fact that the stamens and anthers are shaded, and it's the brightness of the background that makes them stand out works really well - makes them look all the more delicate! Kim beat me to the punch about the one rebel shooting out of the frame at the bottom - what she said!
The DOF is so delicate and soft here... you've really captured a creative look at this flower. The colours hint of spring and the lines lead me right into the flower. I wonder about the one stamen (?) close to the bottom of the pic... the one that leaves the frame. I think that it would have been nice to lose it, either tucking it behind the one that it crosses to give more focus and a better leading line to the ones that end in brown, or doing some creative PS work to remove it. Very delicate and pretty~!
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