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Calendula

Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States) on 14 December 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

To my surprise, this Calendula was still blooming in my garden the second week of November, here in chilly Pennsylvania, USA. I brought it in and photographed it using window light. In post processing, I added some vignetting.

Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D 2/1 second F/32.0 ISO 100 100 mm

flower | orange | calendula | my-garden

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Barbara from Florida, United States

Amazing and vibrant image. Incredible it was blooming in November there. This would make a beautiful large poster or greeting card.

14 Dec 2008 5:32am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

It is very pretty and has such a sunny mood on a cold night here. Just beautiful.

14 Dec 2008 5:57am

António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal

Interesting idea to have a bright BG. The vignetting, too. It seems that the flower is radiating light.

14 Dec 2008 10:35am

Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore

A sunny composition! Nice to see your flowers are braving the weather XD

14 Dec 2008 11:52am

Frida from Sweden

A really suuny image for a very gloomy day :-) I love it.

14 Dec 2008 12:16pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Van Gogh yellows! Nice for this time of year.

14 Dec 2008 12:31pm

Sue from United States

Like the others, I love the bright, cheerful, sunny yellow. I also enjoy the bend in the stem; thinking it makes for a graceful composition. The subtle vignette is perfect!

14 Dec 2008 2:23pm

Brian from Seattle, United States

Very creative post processing!

14 Dec 2008 9:02pm

manel from Girona, Spain

Preciosa, Anita. Un colorido muy vistoso.

14 Dec 2008 9:26pm

@manel: Gracias, Manuel!

Arnd from Switzerland

Beautiful choice of color hues and fascinating artistic processing. Excellent!

14 Dec 2008 9:49pm

@Arnd: Thank you!

Lasiate from Philippines

la matière crée la lumière! superbe

14 Dec 2008 10:41pm

@Lasiate: Thank you!

Charles from New York, United States

Stunning. Love the background.

14 Dec 2008 11:09pm

@Charles: Thank you!

Doug from Long Beach, United States

I really like the flower, but I do find myself thinking that the similar hues of the flower and the background don't create as much interesting contrast as a different color might.

15 Dec 2008 4:45am

@Doug: Thanks for visiting and commenting, Doug. I think you make a good point about the background color.

Paul Michko from United States

Delightfully bright and inspiring for a Monday morning view. Excellet clarity and composition, Anita.

15 Dec 2008 11:18am

Paul Michko from United States

I must comment again. I just looked at this even more closely. Anita, this is absolutlely incredible, the detail the dynamic clarity. It all just pops off the screen. I can see it hanging as a centerpiece on a gallery wall. I give this one a standing ovasion.

15 Dec 2008 11:22am

bisha from Saitama, Japan

So bright and cheerful! A truly lovely shot!

25 Dec 2008 6:26pm