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A wead flower blown up · 05:56 PM

Just wanted to share this with you all. I have never looked at flowers in this fashion but it is worth it.

daacon · 04-03-2013, 03:26 AM - **1 Like**

Nice composition a little overexposed I think.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-03-2013, 03:54 AM - **1 Like**

This flower looks more like something we have over here called a clematis and here folk get quite excitable about such things, hardly a weed I hear them say, but I'm no gardener and have probably got it all wrong.

**eaglem** · 04-03-2013, 04:20 AM - **1 Like**

Looks very much like the Passion Fruit flower

**Bruce Clark** · 04-03-2013, 04:54 AM - **1 Like**

A good composition. The image seems a bit soft and overly bright. I have taken the liberty to give it some fairly aggressive sharpening and a tweak in the levels. A bit too much perhaps but I trust it demonstrates what some post processing can achieve.

It is definitely worth the effort, flowers provide a very rewarding and often challenging field to explore. Keep it up, looking forward to seeing more.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-03-2013, 05:16 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by eaglem

Looks very much like the Passion Fruit flower

Aye, now you've said it, that'll be the very chappy, I did say "but I'm no gardener and have probably got it all wrong".

Randolph Arends · 04-03-2013, 08:05 AM

I have a few other ones that I will work on. I understand going to much into the brightness but I work in Tourism and we try to make the colors very bright with high contrast between the colors.
I will take the example and work it out from the raw file. I have more of these flower shots.

I am like a baby in a new world and slowly moving from snap shots to great shots.

Last edited by Randolph Arends; 04-03-2013 at 08:08 AM. Reason: Wanted to add to it.

Randolph Arends · 04-03-2013, 08:26 PM

Here is a new try from the raw file.

**eaglem** · 04-03-2013, 08:40 PM - **1 Like**

Yes that is much better, you got your lighting right in this shot.

OrchidJulie · 04-04-2013, 03:25 AM - **1 Like**

It is indeed a passion fruit flower...offhand I'm not sure of the species (there are many), but it's definitely a Passiflora. Very interesting plants, some of them (typically vines) are super-aggressive growers that will overcome your garden in short order. Welcome to the forum, and keep posting!

**Bruce Clark** · 04-04-2013, 05:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Randolph Arends

Here is a new try from the raw file.

Leaps and bounds ahead. Great stuff

Randolph Arends · 04-04-2013, 07:18 AM

This is a wild passion fruit vine and indeed it would take over if you let it grow out of hand. This vine is local to the ABC islands of the Dutch Caribbean. I took this shot in Aruba and I have one more shot with bees that I would love to share and I will post that tonight. Now I got new tricks and tips I can get ready for the spring photography. The are a few nice opportunities to get great shots so I will be busy outside as opposed to the "darkroom". I love the digital photography it revived my hobby.

slowpez · 04-04-2013, 07:30 AM - **1 Like**

We have these plants here also. They are very photogenic. Welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing more of your flower shots.

Randolph Arends · 04-04-2013, 05:54 PM

Here is the last one of this flower. Just one thing, next time I will use a lower ISO.

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04-03-2013, 08:26 PM	#8
Randolph Arends Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Photos: Albums Posts: 30 Original Poster	Here is a new one Here is a new try from the raw file. Attached Images Last edited by Randolph Arends; 04-03-2013 at 08:32 PM.

04-04-2013, 07:18 AM	#12
Randolph Arends Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Photos: Albums Posts: 30 Original Poster	Thank you for the help. This is a wild passion fruit vine and indeed it would take over if you let it grow out of hand. This vine is local to the ABC islands of the Dutch Caribbean. I took this shot in Aruba and I have one more shot with bees that I would love to share and I will post that tonight. Now I got new tricks and tips I can get ready for the spring photography. The are a few nice opportunities to get great shots so I will be busy outside as opposed to the "darkroom". I love the digital photography it revived my hobby.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice composition a little overexposed I think.

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,167	Looks very much like the Passion Fruit flower

04-03-2013, 05:16 AM - 1 Like	#6
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by eaglem Looks very much like the Passion Fruit flower Aye, now you've said it, that'll be the very chappy, I did say "but I'm no gardener and have probably got it all wrong".

04-03-2013, 08:05 AM	#7
Randolph Arends Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Photos: Albums Posts: 30 Original Poster	I have a few other ones that I will work on. I understand going to much into the brightness but I work in Tourism and we try to make the colors very bright with high contrast between the colors. I will take the example and work it out from the raw file. I have more of these flower shots. I am like a baby in a new world and slowly moving from snap shots to great shots. Last edited by Randolph Arends; 04-03-2013 at 08:08 AM. Reason: Wanted to add to it.

04-03-2013, 08:40 PM - 1 Like	#9
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,167	Yes that is much better, you got your lighting right in this shot.

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OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,008	It is indeed a passion fruit flower...offhand I'm not sure of the species (there are many), but it's definitely a Passiflora. Very interesting plants, some of them (typically vines) are super-aggressive growers that will overcome your garden in short order. Welcome to the forum, and keep posting!

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Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Originally posted by Randolph Arends Here is a new try from the raw file. Leaps and bounds ahead. Great stuff

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slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	We have these plants here also. They are very photogenic. Welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing more of your flower shots.

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