Spring Pastels

I was in our little front garden (city size -- very very small) photographing two miniature irises in full bloom. Behind me, and barely noticeable, were these buds on a coral bell plant. When I took the shot, I was thinking of the wonderful photos of @jodimulli so this is sort of an homage to Jodi's work. Total imitation, though unplanned.

Update 5/6: Wow, this is a happy day! Thank you for viewing and fav'ing -- I just saw this on the PP!

[Susan]

Love that pink! very nice focus and dof!

[Junko Y]

Really soft and lovely . . . yet the focus is crystal clear on the center flower.

[Jennifer]

Beautiful focus and soft pinkness.

[Jennifer D]

Beautiful pink tones and dof.

[DreaMaTrix]

Lovely delicate tones

[scott/scotthardingphotography]

very cool. the colors blend so well

[Quin]

I adore the background

[joey d.Muli]

Excellent focus and love the wash out background !

[Katie]

Wow, incredible light with those colors!

[elkehochban]

Gorgeous!

[Ann]

Super pretty ! : )

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Gena Pegg]

So very beautiful! Love the soft color and tone! The focus is wonderful!

[jayn]

Love the softness of this shot. Lovely pink too.

[Jan K]

Love this one Taffy. Very nice focus and such soft coloring.

[KWind]

So pretty!! Love the pink tones.

[Taffy]

@kwind @jankoos @jaynspain @eyesmile @kerristephens @foxsparrow @timandelke @archaeofrog @laughinglarkphotography @photodude @dreamatrix @jdowd @jesperani @jyokota @spair

Thank you all so much for your kind comments. And @jodimuli thanks Jodi especially for the inspiration from your shots!

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Fav for dreamy feel! I love the composition , lighting and the color, its so sparkly and dreamy

[Marloes]

Love your focus and atmosphere.

[lunaksi]

Love the pastel pink tones and light here. Perfect focus too!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

So pretty!

[Kazzy]

So soft and enticing...lovely. Fav :)

[carol white]

Lovely soft tones,very pretty!!

[Michael Van Krey]

I like how the angles of the stems lead your eyes across the photo. Nice ambiance!

[Amrita]

Beautiful colouring Taffy :)

[Kim]

Very beautiful against the blury blue background!

[Judith Johnson]

Fabulous, the pink misty background is awesome Fav!

[Taffy]

@busylady Wow, Judith -- thanks so much for the fav!
@kimshots Thank you Kim. What's odd is that on my screen, the background is more pinkish or mauve.
@amrita21 Thank you Amrita!
@vankrey Thanks Michael.
@carolmw Thank you Carol!
@kazlamont Thanks, Kazzy -- I appreciate your fav'ing this!
@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth!
@lunaksi Thank you L!
@stimuloog Thank you Marloes!
@colie Thanks Colie!

[joey d.Muli]

made a comment here before but forgot to click the f button--hA!!:)

[Lisa Pouncy]

Beautiful. Pretty in pink xx

[Taffy]

@jodimuli Ah -- thank you so much for the fav! It means a lot coming from you given that your photos inspired this one.

[Taffy]

@psychographer Thanks Lisa!

[Al Bailey]

Gorgeous!

[Taffy]

@willowdragon Thanks Al!

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful, dreamy pink background. Great DOF and focus.

[Loopy-Lou]

Gorgeous capture, ,love all the pink tones!

[Taffy]

@pflaume @bizziebeeme
Thanks Lisa and Loopy! I appreciate your comments so much!

[Lisa]

Oh love this!

[Taffy]

@nanalisarocks Wow -- thank you for visiting my photos today -- I so appreciate it and the kind comments on each!

[Arefin]

wonderful shot! soft and delicate! and i love the pink tones! fav!

[Elaine]

I love the pink tones in this Taffy and the selective focus on those gorgeous little flowers.

[Taffy]

@wind_of_the_sothern_sea Wow, Arefin, thanks so much for the kind comment and fav! Your shots are always so beautiful so between you and Jodi, I had such good models!

[Taffy]

@elaine55 Thank you Elaine!

[Sarah J.]

Such soft beautiful pinks, and a great composition.

[Kim]

@taffy lol-evidently my fingers, like my mouth, don't always express the correct words. I meant pink, not blue.

[Taffy]

@kimshots Too funny!

@sgiesman Thanks Sarah!

[joey d.Muli]

Congrats on the PP !!

[lunaksi]

Looks great on the PP :) Congrats!!!

[Taffy]

@jodimuli Thanks Jodi -- very exciting for me to see so much positive response -- it's so encouraging.

@lunaksi Thanks Luna!

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

Lovely pastels!

[Sjouk]

So beautiful! Was a "OOOH, Wow" reaction when I saw this...big Fav !

[Shirley Banford]

Beautiful soft DOF.

[Taffy]

@rwhite @sjouk @sabanford
Thanks Rosie and Shirley!
Thanks Sjouk especially for the fav -- It feels so good that you liked it that much!

[Eeva]

Love the soft tones!

[Cathy]

Love! Fav!

[Taffy]

@eevarita @calm Thanks Eeva and Cathy, and especially for the fav, Cathy!

[Barb Smith]

Beautiful focus and dof! Congrats on PP!

[Taffy]

@barbsmith Thanks Barb! The PP really tickled me!

[Amanda R.]

So delicate and beautiful! I love the pink tones in this!

[Taffy]

@emrob Thanks Mandy!

[Junko Y]

Congratulations, Taffy! You're on the PP!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a pretty shot! Congratulations on the PP! Well deserved I must say.

[Taffy]

@jyokota Thanks Junko -- it's exciting to know people liked it that much. I felt like I was directly influenced by Afefin and Jodi.

@olivetreeann Many thank Ann, I appreciate your writing that.

[Daniel]

Lovely shot, and I can definitely see the influences.

[Taffy]

@danielwsc Thanks Daniel -- it was interesting how I totally thought of the two of them as I was taking the photo!