Sunshine Flower  by olivetreeann

Sunshine Flower

I was experimenting with over exposure again today. I loved the way the sunshine was mimicked in the petals of this Coneflower. Added the Orton effect to give it that soft focus.
Yum. I'd love this for my bedroom ceiling.
July 25th, 2013  
Very pretty perspective. Lovely capture.
July 25th, 2013  
Love the POV and the light.
July 25th, 2013  
Beautiful job Ann
July 25th, 2013  
Love your use of light in this one, nice job
July 25th, 2013  
Stunning
July 25th, 2013  
@pandorasecho @anazad511 @sgiesman @bkbinthecity @digitalrn @daisyjuds

Thank you Dixie, Ana, Sarah, Brian, Rick, and Judith!

And thank you to those who fav'd it. I don't know who you are right now, but your names will show up in my email tomorrow. But I'll thank you now!
July 25th, 2013  
Wonderful POV and it works well with overexposure. Makes it a little more unusual than typical flower shot.
July 25th, 2013  
cool
July 25th, 2013  
you do know you can see who fav'd your pics when you click on 'statistics', don't you? :-) this is rather lovely, ann.
July 25th, 2013  
Beautiful
July 25th, 2013  
Gorgeous Ann, I imagine this is the view an ant sees when it looks up.
July 25th, 2013  
Beautiful!
July 25th, 2013  
Very cool pov and lighting!
July 25th, 2013  
Beautiful result!
July 25th, 2013  
Holy s-word! How beautiful!
July 25th, 2013  
I like the over exposure here. Dramatic!
July 25th, 2013  
This is a terrific photo.
July 25th, 2013  
Super!!
July 25th, 2013  
I like the effects but especially the perspective. Thank you...for your wonderful comments...and thinking of me. Your prayers are helping. I'd like to be that butterfly.
July 26th, 2013  
Beautiful perspective. Great exposure.
July 26th, 2013  
@taffy Thank you Taffy!
@twr Thank you Timothy!
@summerfield Thank you Vikki! Not sure I did, but I do now.
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole! It probably is!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@salza Thank you Sally!
@alia_801 Thank you Alia!
@Cheesebiscuit Thank you Mr. Biscuit! So glad you liked it!
@carolinedreams Thank you Caroline!
@dakotaburns Thank you Donald!
@henrir Thank you Henri!
@mrssmith203 Thank you Carla! I think you are the butterfly. Maybe you are in the cocoon right now, and when the "door" opens, you will know it's time to fly.
@daisy Thank you Kathryn!
July 26th, 2013  
Bev
Great shot, Ann! :) How do you get this angle? Do you get on the ground? I wouldn't dare lay on the ground here!! Love the POV/angle and the detail and the way the light hits it. Nice job! :)
July 26th, 2013  
@prttblues Thanks Bev! No, I can't lay on the ground. It's really hard for me to get up and down with my arthritis so I avoid it if I can. Most of the time I either place the camera on the ground, or, in the case of this picture, I just held it underneath, making sure I wasn't in the frame. If I press my shutter down half way, the camera sends out a little red beam and I use that as a guide in where I place the camera.
July 26th, 2013  
Bev
@olivetreeann Oh great idea!! My camera has a feature like that! I should use it!
July 26th, 2013  
@prttblues Any time you see a shot like this- or one where the camera seems to be sitting on the ground- it is! Or I've stooped low and shot upwards. I can get down, but it is so hard for me- and in public, quite embarrassing. So, I've created a method that gets me close to what I want to shoot. If I'm forced to, I can get down, but why go to all the trouble, if you don't have to?
July 26th, 2013  
@pandorasecho @Cheesebiscuit @alia_801 @daisyjuds

Just wanted to say thanks to you for fav'ing this shot! And thank you Mr. Biscuit for the nod on the favorite fav of the week discussion! I've really fallen in love with over-exposed shots thanks to a few experts here on 365- but I don't want to get in the habit of doing them all the time so, I try to pick and choose carefully. I must say, this one is one of my favorites too.
July 28th, 2013  
Wonderful!
August 2nd, 2013  
@vesna0210 Thank you Vesna!
August 3rd, 2013  
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