Bluebells

Carrigman

I've taken many photographs of bluebells but have never been really been satisfied with any. I've seen some great shots with the ground a veritable blanket of blue and mist wafting through the trees in the background. Short of hiring a fog machine from a Hollywood studio I don't think I'll ever create such a shot. I went to Ballyannon Wood near Midleton this morning and this was the best I could do. I gave a burst of diffuse flash from my 580EX 11 to add a touch of sparkle to the foreground.

Covey

The composition is nice John, but it appears somewhat oversaturated and sharpened to me.

T.

City-Exile

Wonderfully vibrant & vivid, Carrigman.

Borderfox

Love the loacation and the shot too. very nice

JMcL

Very nice John. My head tells me it's a bit oversaturated, but I like it! (maybe I've been paying too much attention to the whinging in Amateur Photographer of late)

magicbastarder

Covey wrote: »

The composition is nice John, but it appears somewhat oversaturated and sharpened to me.

what he said. it looks unnatural.

mike65

The slam-dunk of spring photography yet one of the hardest shots to get right. The light is never quite in the right place.

That shot has a bit of the John Hinde about it. Which is grand if thats the intention.

Mike.

nilhg

Hi John, I feel your pain, I've been trying for the last few years to get "that" bluebell shot and never been 100% satisfied.

I like loads about this one of yours, but am wondering if you really needed the flash, the foreground flowers look slightly wrong to me, and maybe the whole thing is slightly over bright, (but that could be my new laptop screen).

Im interested to know if you think that this years display of bluebells is slightly disappointing compared to the last two, it would seem up here that the flowering is slightly more spread out with maybe a lower longer peak.

Carrigman

nilhg wrote: »

Im interested to know if you think that this years display of bluebells is slightly disappointing compared to the last two, it would seem up here that the flowering is slightly more spread out with maybe a lower longer peak.

I agree. I thought it was just my local wood that didn't have as good a display as previous years but clearly it is a more widespread phenomenon.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I did boost the colours a bit and the flash did introduce a certain artificiality into the scene but that is the effect I was after. I'm pleased with it.

Regards,

John

Fenster

It looks a little over-saturated to my eyes, but I'm just nit-picking.

Roen

Carrigman wrote: »

I agree. I thought it was just my local wood that didn't have as good a display as previous years but clearly it is a more widespread phenomenon.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I did boost the colours a bit and the flash did introduce a certain artificiality into the scene but that is the effect I was after. I'm pleased with it.

Regards,

John

All my local bluebell hotspots are pretty much dry this year. Only one or two in sight

magicbastarder

was up at kilmacurragh yesterday, and they're out in force.

Placebo

bit vibrant. But other stuff on site is amazing, specially landscape set