I entered this in a local exhibition, and was awarded a "Highly Commended".....I was so surprised, as it is the first time I have entered any competitions. The Exhibition is at the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens, Heatherbrea, NSW for the month of October.
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Beautiful texture you have in the petals ... You had very nice light for a white flower..., the composition is lovely...
Great you got an award with this one...
Well deserved it is beautiful picture ..
Very nice composition and the flowers contrast nicely with the back ground. Well done on your win.
Congrats on your winning - great shot
White flowers are so hard to expose correctly, you have a done a great job.
Did you actually submit a print or was it done electronically? I have been printing up some larger prints lately and it amazing how much better a large print looks compared to the same shot at a smaller size.
Thanks all for the positive comments and encouragement
The lighting was good, it was about 6.15AM with the sun just coming over the trees, the orange highlights in the background is the sun on the grass, thankfully the flowers were in the shade. I did have a play with contrast etc.. but not a lot, it is pretty much straight off the card....
Yes, I did have it printed (8 x12) and mounted with a olive green mat.....looks magic...It is the first I have had printed and the difference was just amazing....
Thanks again
lovely shot ABree.........congrats on the award
Great shot!
Nice exposure and pretty flowers.
Congrats.
/Paul L.