Soft Radiance by Kevin Pieper

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.

www.pieperphotography.net

14 Comments

kml Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Nature’s brushstrokes - and you have captured them perfectly! Love the color and DOF!
m Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Yay! I love this flower! Great shot!!!:)
Salmon Rushdie Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Lovely
Pauline Jones Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 9:58 am
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 Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
its a cool & colourfull flower
Ernie Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
I almost could smell it!
david Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
great shot
Gloria Talbert Says:
August 19th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
That shot says alot about you .it’s lovely .

you have an eye .
Anurag Says:
August 20th, 2007 at 6:58 am
Soft radiance after all that sharpening!? Good composition
poster boy Says:
August 20th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Great image!
Kevin Pieper Says:
August 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
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 Says:
August 21st, 2007 at 9:01 am
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 Says:
August 21st, 2007 at 9:15 am
What I mean By really soft flower closeups you can visit Mark Johnson’s website at http://www.msjphotography.com
Jay Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
The title should be Bold Softness