beautifully imperfect

Photography \ Nature | 04/03/04 @648 | velvetgoodnite | critiques (10) | views (971)

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I grew it, and some snails munched on it, it's still beautiful but a little imperfect. Much like all of us I guess.

Hippeastrum - {Amaryllidaceae family}

Cannon AE1
Tamron telephoto lens 200mm
No Frills brand film from I&J.
Developed and processed by me
Printed on Kodak gloss paper

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ThruMyEyez

04/03/04 @685

The imperfection theme is a good one. I also like the composition. I do think it appears too washed out however, as if you tried to lighten the entire photo. IMHO

velvetgoodnite

04/03/04 @714

No its not lightened, it's a direct scan from a print. it was shot on a dull day with a telephoto lens at 200metres so it's soft. Its also reduced from 1500 width.

velvet

ThruMyEyez

04/03/04 @717

I stand corrected

Still a good shot Velvet.

velvetgoodnite

04/03/04 @763

Oh Gary, it's not a problem, appreciate your comments. Actually this telephoto tamron lens Ive had for a long time and just dragged it out recently and took a test roll of which this is one. It was great when I first got it, but am rather disappointed with it now. It's incredibly heavy to use without a tripod {the above was without one}. The lens also does something weird to the light and most of the shots are very dark and soft, almost stopped down if you will and the result is rather dark compared to the real thing. So thinking of trading it in. I've just got a mini DV Panasonic camera and going to be experimenting with single frame shots soon. velvet

gama

04/03/04 @852

welcome back Velvet! Perhaps all the problems you mentioned i still think is an elegant shot, i wish i had a tele lens too.

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Moni

04/04/04 @478

Photo is very good one as theme and Macro shot...good depth (the background flower is not Blur enough :S) but the textures of the petals seems worm in color and light

Nice Indeed

Ikaa

04/04/04 @937

....nice. Flowers are always beautiful even if they have been under "attack"

Anubis

04/05/04 @462

Welcome back! I've missed your comments!
I liked this one, despite all the problems you mentioned before!

Askhari

04/06/04 @946

Hey

happy to see new work of yours here.
Great shot, this is a picture that me think... imperfect beauty is a really great theme... a beautiful thing can look much more reachable if it isn't perfect, i think real beauty can't be perfect, it wouldn't be "realistic".
really great shot...

Grafiker

04/07/04 @718

very beautiful

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