I've had several tries at capturing the honeysuckle berries against the angular structure of the pergola and I'm never totally happy with the results. The subject continues to attract me though and as it is the penultimate day of my project, I'm running out of time so I've decided to post this image taken earlier today.
My honeysuckle never gets berries like this - its not very healthy being continually gnawed by aphids in spite of spraying! You have caught the light on this group of berries beautifully!
Sharp red berries Richard. Perhaps a tight vertical crop (to eliminate the vines climbing, and then a tone inversion (convert to Lab color and invert the tone curve to keep the colors pure)? I don't think a 50mm ffe lens will cut it with all that empty space, so I don't know how you might do it SOOC.
@frankhymus Had I been processing I would have done some minor tidying up and adjusted the tonal balances some but I'm largely happy with the composition which was intended to be one of contrasts in form and structure.
@maggiemae Thank you Maggie: for the last month we've had blooms and berries on the same stem but the flowers are almost all gone now although you can still see some shrunken and blackened petals in this shot.
Hi Richard! How nice to be Pushed partners again. Have just had a lovely catch up on your project and you have captured some fabulous shots. I love seeing your travels and everyday in France. I spent 9 years there in my twenties and I still miss it a lot. Thanks very much for the challenge. I will do my very best. We get the keys to our new house tomorrow and we should be moving in by Friday fingers crossed so things may get a little chaotic. And now for your challenge...I would like you to focus on food photography. I miss everything about food in France ....from selecting the produce at the markets/boucherie/boulangerie to the careful preparation to the meal itself. I wonder if you can capture this for me. Hope this works!
Lovely. And I want to personally thank you for creating this challenge. It has certainly made me a better photographer by forcing me to zoom with my feet, be more aware of the exposure triangle and the use of exposure compensation. My father taught me to get it right in camera and you have reminded me of that.
There's a visual triangle in this image that I find pleasing to the eye; the climbing greenery, the angle of the structure, the vining berries. Those bright red orbs make a nice photo subject. Congrats to you on your impressive SOOC challenge.
Great shot.