I like the long shadows.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/22/2012 12:08 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the kind words, Chris. The clouds were overcast most of
>> the day, and the bloom was in a sheltered area. Given the light,
>> there were really no shadows.
>>
>
> Any form of shade is welcome when dealing with high contrasts of
> colour such as that Magnolia. We have a few large, bihtly coloured
> desert flowers here, one of which is Purple Stem Prickle Poppy:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/6956457670/in/photostream
>
> These flowers can be as much as six inches across, and at that size
> easily earn the nickname of Cowboy Fried Eggs. In this photo, the
> sun was at a nice angle that allowed the texture of the flower to be
> seen without having to resort to a reflector/diffusor. Another large
> white flower, Stemless Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is
> equally bright and troublesome to photograph. Both of these flowers
> are so white that they could easily be contenders for the official
> flower of the KKK.
>
> Chris
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