Bloom

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The hibiscus was blooming today and decided to pretend spring was coming.
Taken with the 50 1.4 and some flash bounced off the ceiling. Also applied Lucis Art to bring out some more contrast and detail. Also extended the stem using vanishing point in CS4.
Comments Appreciated!

[Dave Woeller]

Another fantastic image....I'm gonna get a complex :( Beautiful composition. I can't think of a better crop for this. The rear view and boosted detail is great...can you tell I'm impressed? :D Thanks for sharing.

[Harold Davis]

Suuweeeeeet!!! i love the treatment you did to this, jackie!! was this is FL? the bottom view of this is awesome. i gotta try some of these!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Harold, I have this plant indoors, and it is blooming in the winter which is unusual (Miracle Gro). Thanks for the comments. Dave thanks for your nice comments too.

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Jackie! The bright red and green colors against the white BG is very eye catching. I like the composition too.

[kevinmat]

Beautiful Jackie, well composed.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Jackie. I like the perspective and the details. Very nice colors.

[Barbara Kile]

Cool, Jackie! I have heard of people taking great flower photos with high speed primes. May have to look into that. Great result.

[denise ippolito]

Jackie, I like the high-key BG and the backside view. The colors and details look great. Very nice composition.

[Julie Kenward]

How nice that the hibiscus has brought you an early spring! I also like the angle and the high key look.