Helleborus (Christmas Rose)

Wow! This is superb, the anther and filaments are outstanding in thier lighting and clarity, gorgeous colours too, natural and realistic. Did you use any artificial lighting?

Excellent work Sarah!

Regards

Alf

Sarah, i am in total agreement with Alf's assessment of this lovely image. really like soft patches of color in b/g also. well done!

The background adds nice contrast to the wonderful flower.  Beautiful.

Excellent work Sarah, this one popped right out at me when i saw the small icon.  The low diffused light enriches the colors and make them more saturated.  You have set your DOF perfectly and your composition is excellent.  Lovely work Sarah. Regards - michel

Hi Alf.

Thanks for the positive feedback! I took this outside on a late afternoon, they were growing by a brook so I already had the dark background to work with. Had a bit of a play in P/S with regards to contrast and used a touch of diffuse glow to add a little more soft light to the filament area, other than that mother nature provided the rest.

Hi Roger,

Many thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it.

Hi Bob

Thanks for stopping by and for your feedback.

Hi Michel,

Really appreciate your comment.

Warm regards.

Sarah.

Almost surrealistic work... simple and and balanced composition... nice color saturation... well done!

Thanks Grigoriy. All the best. Sarah.

STUNNING!!

Well presented and lovely color, my compliments

Warm regards, Pamela

Thanks Pamela! Really appreciate your feedback.

Warm regards. Sarah

Beautiful!

Thanks Kathy for stopping by and for your comment.

Take care. Sarah.

Sarah,

Fantasitc shot.  Love it.

Hi Jerry, many thanks for stopping by. Best regards. Sarah.