Sunday, 19th August 2007
Soft Radiance
by Kevin Pieper
A Dahlia growing in our front yard. The light was so nice, it looked like a painting!
Kevin Pieper
Landscape photography recharges my soul. I hope that in the shots I’ve taken, you are able to experience some of the emotion I had when taking the shot.
Website: www.pieperphotography.net
Soft Radiance by Kevin Pieper was photo of the day on Sunday, 19th August 2007. It is tagged Flowers, Macro. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
kml
Nature’s brushstrokes – and you have captured them perfectly! Love the color and DOF!
m
Yay! I love this flower! Great shot!!!:)
Salmon Rushdie
Lovely
Pauline Jones
I do a lot of flower photography myself, this one’s a good one. Try printing a little poem over the left hand side of the picture and hanging it on the wall. Should look good.
Dragon
its a cool & colourfull flower
Ernie
I almost could smell it!
david
great shot
Gloria Talbert
That shot says alot about you .it’s lovely .
you have an eye .
Anurag
Soft radiance after all that sharpening!? Good composition
poster boy
Great image!
Kevin Pieper
Anurag, I’m not sure what you mean by your comment, do you think it is over-sharpened? This file was actually minimally scharpened (plus what flickr does to my images). The only real portion of the image that is tack sharp is the central portion of the flower, and softens as you move out, hence the name. Thanks for the comments.
Kevin
Anurag
The comment has more to do with the title. Nothing to do with the merits of the image. Its a lovely image. What I ment was that “soft radiance” invokes imagery of soft focus, dreamy glowing quality of light. here we have a tack sharp, high contrast image where the petals appear crisp rather than evoking the tender soft velvety feel. It is not at all over sharpened, Its optimally sharpened. What I mean is that the title doesnt seem to go well with the image. I hope I have got my point of view accross. Otherwise the image is just perfect.
By the way I too am a doctor an ENT surgeon.
Anurag
Anurag
What I mean By really soft flower closeups you can visit Mark Johnson’s website at http://www.msjphotography.com
Jay
The title should be Bold Softness
Su
I love the perfection of the flower and the colour is wonderful.
Rajib Singha
Nitpicking apart, I like the photograph.
Renee
beautiful colors!
mike
What a beautiful color pink.
Renee
such a beautiful flower the pink is so pretty!
Su
I like Paulines idea
Deborah Flowers
…I think it is quite aptly titled. It is definitely radiant, and the velvety softness of the petals show through in this two dimensional image with complete clarity!
Beautiful macro of a beautiful flower. The colors and details are exquisite!
renee
simply beautiful!