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Ume (Plum Blossoms)

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Title     Ume (Plum Blossoms)
Photographer     areejobeid/Areej (708) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     Flowers and Plants
F-stop     f/5.6
Shutter speed     1/250 sec
Categories     Nature
Still Life
Flowers and Plant Life
Digital back/sensor     CMOS
Lens     AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED
Camera     Nikon D90
Format     Raw ISO 200
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     May 28, 2012 5:09:28 AM CDT
Views     1,810
Rating     1 Thumb-up

Plum blossoms in Kairaku-en. Kairaku-en is considered one of Japan's top three gardens, and is home to the largest plum tree orchard in Japan.

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Thumb-up    from buckwheat/Marc (700) Send mail to this user on May 28, 2012 5:37:34 AM CDT (2) Early critique

Hi Areej - beautiful flowers! However I think the shot could be improved in two ways: first, cropping out the left hand side - the flowers there are blurred and do not contribute to the shot imho. Second, because the shot is taken in direct sunlight, some of the areas are blown out. In my experience I have found that shots like this one are no friend of direct sunlight. Of course, if there are no clouds around, there is nothing you can do about this apart from using a diffuser of some sort. Apparently a white plastic bag will do the trick if you do not have one handy. Thanks for sharing.

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From areejobeid/Areej (708) Send mail to this user on May 28, 2012 5:46:07 AM CDT

Thanks for your insight! I did do some cropping at the left side already, but I figured, taking it out completely would leave the photo oddly cropped. As for the lighting, it was more like backlighting than direct sunlight, and although it does leave some areas blown out, I feel it gives the flowers the image of glowing, which I really like. I quite enjoy playing with backlighting when shooting flowers.

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