Mums

I had a dinner party the other night with some friends and bought these gorgeous football Mums for the table. Figured they were worth a photo shoot before they got too ratty. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/...f539c6f9_o.jpg

Thought I would also try a border for a change as well.

Nice! Like the frame as well. Optical illusion is a weird thing, I'd have sworn the left white border is bigger than the one at the right, but my onscreen pixel ruler showed it (obviously) isn't :)

Thanks Dante. :)

Great shot, Casil; I love the way the image gets soft towards the ledft and the bokeh of the second mum behind the main one. Well done!

:1st: I love it! I love everything about this..Okay...no technical talk from this newbie..I just love it. I admire your work..no..envy is really the word. I wish that I still lived in Red Deer, I would be self-inviting myself to your dinner parties/photo-shoots/whatever just to get advice. I have been trying to do some border effects like that all day (insert sigh). You make it all look so easy (another sigh).

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Originally Posted by Saltairdigital

:1st: I love it! I love everything about this..Okay...no technical talk from this newbie..I just love it. I admire your work..no..envy is really the word. I wish that I still lived in Red Deer, I would be self-inviting myself to your dinner parties/photo-shoots/whatever just to get advice. I have been trying to do some border effects like that all day (insert sigh). You make it all look so easy (another sigh).

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Thanks Saltair. Those are very humbling and incredibly kind kudos.:grouphug:

If you lived in Redeer ....or heck if I still lived in Victoria, you would be more than welcome to come with anytime to both the dinner parties and the photo trips. And, next time I am out in Vic' visiting the family, I can look you up if you like... and we can head out shooting. My folks live right on the edge of the Royal Roads greenspace where there is a massive amount of untouched old growth forest. When I get out there it is one of my favorite places to go shooting and get lost in the massive trees and the untouched beauty for the better part of a morning. I have a few other fave spots I like to go when I am out there as well.. a few wicked neat waterfalls not to many people know about that me and my dad have found together while out on walks.Buit I gotta say, the morning sunlight coming in on the massive red cedars in Royal Roads forest is incredible. :highfive:
If you ever get out the Alberta way, let me know too. :)

Oh and for the borders I've been using Picnic in Flickr. Easy to do. I can't cough up any more $$ right now for a better border plug in for LR.

I mucked around with this mum as well in Silver Efex and more border play. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/...56d5e013_o.jpg

lovely photos Casil. I hope that they are on the wall.

The composition of both shots is excellent :highfive:

Thanks B and Marko. :)
B I am saving these ones for the new house I think.