Petals of gold

Posted by Sriram (Chennai, India) on 4 March 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Was one of the toughest shot for me, end was satisfying...

Do check out some of the themes that I have worked on in the past, esplly:

Colours of Rajasthan:
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/jaisalmer/
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/jodhpur/
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/udaipur/

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Comments (19)

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wow !!!!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.....A neat and sleek shot ! Congrats mate !

4 Mar 2007 6:09am

@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thanks Kheoh!

Joe from Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Great photo!

4 Mar 2007 6:09am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Very well capture. The essence of this flower.

4 Mar 2007 7:10am

kmf from Dubai, United Arab Emirates

wow amazing...!!!

4 Mar 2007 8:32am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

SPECTACULAR image with marvelous colors! A REAL MASTERPIECE Sriram!

4 Mar 2007 9:57am

@Jerry: Thanks so much Jerry!

dee from Innsbruck, Austria

Perfect shot!

4 Mar 2007 9:58am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Beautiful!

4 Mar 2007 10:36am

alainbadoual from Paris, France

A nice work!

4 Mar 2007 10:39am

Sharon from kingston, Canada

truly spectacular - how did you do it?

4 Mar 2007 1:25pm

@Sharon: Thanks Sharon! Did it by tweaking the settings manually... lower exposure, object transluscent between the source of light and the Camera, Camera contrast setting tad higher than normal and just being patient for the right image!

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

beautiful colors and perfect photograph! the color is warm like the sun.

4 Mar 2007 7:06pm

Fiona from Germany

wonderful image, I like the contrast between the golden flower and the black background.

4 Mar 2007 8:10pm

CaCTuS from Tehran, Iran

really great shot! and great title!

4 Mar 2007 8:37pm

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

Wow this is a beautiful orange glow.

5 Mar 2007 4:12am

psylocke from Philippines

i love this shot.
you captured both the flower's beauty and simplicity.

5 Mar 2007 5:38am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Dear All,

Thanks for all those lovely words and the encouragement! It has really pepped me up!

5 Mar 2007 5:43am

Maran from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nice composition. Love the colors and lighting.

6 Mar 2007 12:21am

Paige Mills from Columbia, United States

Beautiful macro & lighting!

16 Mar 2007 1:08am

Evi from Athens, Greece

Amazing capture!

13 Apr 2007 12:46pm

stijn from brugge, Belgium

oh spectacular light ... how did you do this?

12 Jul 2007 6:23am

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