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Squash Blossoms and Thyme
Squash Blossoms and Thyme
BAMartin


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Date: Jul 28, 2008
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2008

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 Lots of people are commenting that the bamboo should have been the background, but this was taken at the farmers market and I was not brave enough to mess with the owners display.

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 08/07/2008 12:33:58 AM
Lol, I agree that the bamboo as the background would have probably really looked nice, but I wouldn't want to mess with the owner's display either! As it is, it's still a really appealing shot - nice warm colours
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 08/03/2008 08:29:12 AM
Yuuuuummy! I agree with sfalice, the BG is a little bit overwhelming but the composition of the thyme, the blossoms, the bowl and the wood cage are so perfect together, they could fit into a recipe book from Tuscany!
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 08/02/2008 03:36:16 AM
Glad to read your comments, it makes it easier not to make the same comments as other folk! However, I do find the strong backlighting does detract a little from what is otherwise a very nice shot.
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 08/01/2008 08:13:38 PM
Great colors. imo this could use a tighter crop. My eye sort of escapes to the light in the upper right.
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 08/01/2008 07:41:31 PM
Very nice. I like the combination of colors.
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 08/01/2008 04:45:24 PM
Lovely tones, but I agree that it would be interesting to see it shot with the bamboo in the background rather than the sky
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 08/01/2008 11:06:01 AM
Very nice! I love that you found 'unusual' flowers to shoot. They look marvelous with the herbs in the orange bowl. The blown background is acceptable in food shots, you are technically shooting food here, so I don't mind it. ;)
I also found the bamboo interesting.
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 08/01/2008 09:53:06 AM
Simply a beautiful composition.
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 08/01/2008 09:05:47 AM
Originally posted by Yomi:
Squash has flowers? I didn't know that, I've never seen one of these before.


Absolutely correct, squash has beautiful flowers and from what I understand they are quite tasty in their own right also.
Great composition and love the earthy feel to your shot. Very natural.
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 08/01/2008 03:24:55 AM
Squash has flowers? I didn't know that, I've never seen one of these before.
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 08/01/2008 01:44:21 AM
First time I see squash blossoms. Love the orange tones and the bowl/vase matches quite nicely.
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 08/01/2008 12:21:40 AM
What a warm lovely still life you have here, and sharing with us. At first I thought they were pumpkin flowers, but see they are squash flowers and very similar.
The DOF, along with the balanced focused areas, work so well together with this floral image.

Thanks you for sharing this floral image with us.
Our journey has just begun.....
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 07/31/2008 11:02:42 PM
Squash blossoms are so fragile, these look very inviting, contrasting nicely w/their more sturdy companions in that pretty bowl. If you have room for one more, I'm yours for dinner!
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 07/31/2008 10:20:55 PM
Wonderful arrangement! Love the colors!
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 07/31/2008 09:34:20 PM
Squash blossoms; what a clever idea! My neighbor's squash is taking over her garden. I bet if she picked some of the blossoms and used them like this she wouldn't have so very many zucchini to try and get rid of later!
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 07/31/2008 09:34:14 PM
I'm so glad to see you in this group, BAMartin. I'm a fan of your work. And tend to look for it.

Okay, now to business. Yes, I want to come to your house for dinner too. Yum. Love the bowl. It's earthiness goes well with the thyme and blossoms. The b/g is (IMO) a bit bright, so, if it was mine, I'd work the curves, or whatever, just a touch to tone it down. Forgive me for saying (but), I'd also get rid of that slanted section of b/g - even if it does remove some of the blissful thyme leaves. There's enough left to show off to perfection with the other colors.

I keep looking at it (sans the slanted section) and say, "oh yeah! Nice."
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 07/31/2008 09:14:20 PM
beautiful flowers, I like it
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 07/31/2008 09:11:44 PM
What a lovely arrangement, I bet it would look gorgeous just against those bamboo poles (that's what they look like) with no sky or other distractions around.
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 07/31/2008 09:07:19 PM
yummy stuff - when is dinner going to be ready

the earth tones work so nicely together, from the box, to the bowl, to the blossom and thyme
the background is a bit bright in the upper left and seems to steal a little thunder from the flowers
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