Longwood Tulip

[denise ippolito]

Canon 5D
100mm Macro lens
1/800 sec. at f/6.3
ISO 400
HH
Natural light outside
Full Frame

Roman and I ran a Macro workshop at Longwood Gardens yesterday. It was a lot of fun. This was one of the tulips that I liked from the afternoon session. What attracted me to the image was the unusual color and the way the tulip filled with light almost like a lantern.:)

[Julie Kenward]

Okay, Denise...this is spooky...I made almost the exact same image about a week ago! I like the subdued color palette - it really brings a fresh approach to the flower.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Denise, I really like the lines and angle of view plus the luminance of the petals.

[Julie Brown]

Beautiful in-camera framing, Denise. The light and colors are perfect! :)

[Dave Woeller]

You and Roman have been posting some great shots from your workshop, but knowing you guys are handholding these is really depressing me :D Really inspiring.

[Steve Berkowitz]

Denise - I think I am going to buy a yearly pass to Longwood Gardens after the workshop yesterday. It really opened my eyes that I can do this stuff. You and Roman did a great job together.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all for your kind comments. The workshop was a lot of fun. And the tulips were fantastic.

Steve, It was a pleasure to meet you and your friend Mark. You both have a good eye for composition. I'm glad you enjoyed the workshop. You are soooo lucky to live close to the Gardens. Keep me posted about those Kestrels and if you see anything else interesting. I would love to shoot with you both again.:)

[Barbara Kile]

I love the detail/texture showing in the stem. Beautiful image, Denise! I flew to the E. coast last Thurs and right now I'm in Kennett Square. I'll be shooting in LWG for 2.5 days. I won't know how to act with all the flowers! :eek:

[denise ippolito]

Barbara, Have fun and enjoy the views!! I know that you will get some awesome shots.:)

[Christopher Miller]

Wow! I think this is one of my favorites of yours, Denise. Such lovely colors and lighting and perfect composition. :)

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Christopher, I appreciate it.:)

[Nick Palmieri]

Real nice job with this one Denise. LWGs is pretty amazing! I love the angle and the light on this flower, no matter how many of these types of images we see each one has a unique color and texture. Nice choice of subject.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Nick, Roman and I are doing another workshop at Longwood -haven't set a date yet but you should come along, it was alot of fun.:) I think Susan Candelario will be joining forces for the next one.

[Michael Pancier]

very nice work Denise. A friend of mine was up there on Saturday as well and it appears that the place is amazing right now....

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Michael, It is an amazing place and the tulip displays were awesome!:)

[Charissa]

Perfect colors, detail and comp. Love the shot.

[denise ippolito]

Charissa, Thank you so much for your kind comments. Much appreciated.:)

[Roman Kurywczak]

I knew I should have walked over!!! It wasn't as nice once it got overcast! Nice to see the group also got this! Very well done!

[Claudia Fanelli]

Denise- that is stunning!

I was there on Saturday and came home with... 318 tulip shots! It's the first time I was there in time to catch the displays, I always seem to miss them by a week or so.

Claudia

[denise ippolito]

Claudia, Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad to hear that you got over there in time to see the fantastic displays. I love shooting tulips so it was a dream day for me. Roman and I will be back there on the 14th of August for another Macro workshop. Hope to see you there.:)

[Anita Bower]

Very nice! I like the "lantern" look to the light. Lovely composition. I also like that the bg color is the same as the flower.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you Anita. I appreciate the kind comments.

[Susan Candelario]

Denise this is a gorgeous image! Not much for me too add that hasn't already been said above. I like everything about it.

[denise ippolito]

Susan, Coming from you I will take that as a great compliment. Glad you could stop by. I am looking forward to your Water drop Workshop.:)

[Michael Zajac]

Outstanding image Denise. One of my favorites of yours.