Evanescent

Posted by Luis A. De Jesus R. (Mexico City, Mexico) on 16 May 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

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Comments (14)

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Un ambiente particular...me gusta la luz y como has enfocado esas margaritas en fin de vida...

16 May 2008 6:19am

@Francesc B.: Gracias, Francesc. Se utilizo un SB600 speedflash con dos lentes "closeup" para lograr el efecto. El flash para tales cosas me ha ampliado las posibilidades.

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

I love this.

16 May 2008 9:44am

@Margie: Margie, thanks for taking the time to visit. I am very pleased that you liked this image.

kaneli from palma, Spain

Bonita imagen, la profundidad de campo le hace un buen favor a la foto, me gusta el tono de la foto. Parecen huevos fritos.

16 May 2008 10:09am

@kaneli: Gracias por la visita, Kaneli. De hecho, pensandolo bien estas si parecen un par de huevos. Yo los prefieros --los huevos-- sin petalos. Saludos!

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I love how these coneflowers take on this 'death on a stick' look and your processing here has made the most of that! Nice one.

16 May 2008 10:33am

@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks for your comment, Ronnie. Indeed, it is that notion of impending death that I wanted to convey. Flowers for me are a continuous reminder of the beauty of life, but also of how ephemeral and fragile it all really is.

Nataly from Santa Monica, United States

Very nice shot! I got very inspired by your "Fading Glory". And it is nice to see another image with similar objects though a very different contest.

16 May 2008 3:26pm

@Nataly: Nataly, happy to know how this image has impacted you. I am simply learning to see. I beginning to learn how to be calm when I go out and shoot and focus on a specific goal I would like to achieve. This is not easy for me as my mind is constantly wondering.

thib from Angers, France

I like it because your picture is not like all the other flowers pictures.

16 May 2008 4:40pm

@thib: Thib, thanks for the complement. Funny how we take such little things for granted. You just have to stop, listen, and see.

rem_la from Villiers, France

triste fin !

16 May 2008 7:58pm

@rem_la: De hecho, triste para la flor, pero afortunado para la semilla que nace y eventualmente florece para hacer a otro como tu y yo felize y darnos lecciones profundas sobre la vida. Gracias por la visita. Saludos!

Baz from Teglia, United Kingdom

Amazing sad photo! Really like the light

16 May 2008 8:15pm

@Baz: Baz, thank you! Glad you dropped by, too.

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

Great photo!

16 May 2008 10:07pm

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Alfredo, thanks for dropping by. Really appreciate the uplifting complement as well.

danthro from Suburbia, United States

you brought out the beauty od even a sad, withering, flower. love the shadows, atmosphere, detail, colors. great work again!

18 May 2008 1:25am

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

When I saw this at VFXY and clicked on it to leave a note to say how much I liked it you can imagine how delighted I was to see that you are a fellow AM3er!

It's a great photo and a lot more powerful than one of a pristine flower would have been.

18 May 2008 6:02am

@Ian Bramham: Ian, thanks!! Hope you had the chance to vote for me while you were there as well. I really like this forum for photos and the flexibility there is to exhibit one's photos here. I hope to contribute financially to this site soon as it is the best I've seen so far, especially for the poor photographer like myself unable to afford a website of my own.

I'm very pleased you have taken the time to visit my site. I too enjoy your work very much.