Orangey

Treated myself to some Tesco best gerbera's (cheap!) today as I love gerberas.. and decided to try and get a nice image from one.

Not sure it worked, but it was fun trying - celotaped one flower's stalk to a small box to give it some height, placed it on the window ledge with a peice of white paper underneath to catch the shadow..and waited for the sunshine to pop out between the clouds. All natural light, but I did have to use another peice of white card as a reflector to cast a little bit of extra light on the flower. I really like this 365 project, makes you play around :-)

[Jessica Gates]

wow i really love the simplicity and the color! love the shadow! =)

[Helen Moss]

wow, this is gorgeous and so clever to have got this effect.

[sarahb]

pretty shot :)

[Karen Hofmann]

Beautiful! I love the shadow effect!

I agree, I love this project because it makes me get my camera out every day and think about what to shoot. I'm excited because I work days today so I'll have the evening to play around.

[Ana Martins]

yeah, it does :-)

[Tracy Watkins]

This looks really nice, I love the color of the flower and love the shadow.. great job!!

[Jeff O]

excellent use of light on this image. Love the composition and colors.

[Taysha]

wow i really like this one! i love the way the flowers off to the side and how you captured the whole shadow =)

[Wendy White]

Beautiful!

[Rachael]

This is stunning! Definitely worked! :-)

[Kris Wegielewski]

Home run! The lighting is beautiful and so is the simplicity. Very nice and clean. I like that you cut off the flower and have the full shadow. Great job!

[Rainee]

lovely shot. i love the warmth of the color orange and the shadow adds to this photo's beauty.

[Lauren Dahlhauser]

this is soo beautiful. I love the colors...they seem faded almost...naturally beautiful and refreshing :)

[Robyn Regan]

Lovely photo...and I love how you captured the shadow too.

[Megan]

love the silhouette

[Laura Wheeler]

i think it's gorgeous & beautifully composed. good for you using diy methods for lighting, etc.

[Nicole Hunt]

i love this!

[Sarah-Jane]

All your playing around is paying off, its a great photo, such a vibrant orange colour too, love it!!

[Jasmine Chen]

lovely!

[Bill Evasco]

very simple and beautiful capture there.

[Nunik Bayuardi]

Love it. Fave..

[Nunik Bayuardi]

Really enjoy your calender...

[cglist]

Nice work!

[Slava]

I love gerbers, too! Great composition, lighting and shadow!!

[Amanda Smith]

So simple and so perfect.

[Jennifer Pelot Rysewyk]

Really gorgeous!

[Danna Bailey Anderson]

creative...I like it!

[Rebecca Burkhart]

i heart gerberas as well... and orange is my fav color... so this is extra great to me! nicely done.

[jennylee]

Oh Frieda, what a gorgeous photo! This could easily be a framed poster on someone's wall....I'd sure buy it if it was! *Fav!

[Kelly Wright]

Love this. My youngest had an imaginary friend named Orangey. Go figure :)

[Barbara Eder]

Hello Frieda thanks for your comments to my pics and I total agree this is a fab project. There is so much inspiration. For example your idea with the paper that reflexes the light, super idea I will keep that in my mind. Maybe one day ......

[Sylvia D'Avanzo]

great composition.

[Makeup Junkie]

I love that!! Feeling inspired to try something similar tomorrow....if the sun comes out, that is. Wonderful photo! Gerbers have always been one of my favs.

[Allison Williams]

Love your creativity. Seeing the ordinary in an extraordinary way is the true mark of an artist.

[Susan McIntyre]

Wow, this is great.

[theresa]

Very cool!

[Pam Threadgate]

Wow simply beautiful, you are so very talented Frieda