Color my World Series ..C+C welcome

[Gary Fairhead]

I took these prior to joining the forum. Spring and summer of 2005 in our garden. Canon 200mmF2.8L and Canon 28-105mm F3.5-4.5

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/floater.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/IMG_6418.jpg


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/beemer.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/pinker.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/IMG_3851.jpg

[mojo_uk]

Would you just look at all those fantastic colours.

Great work Gary, your technique is spot on. Hard to pick a fav but for me the 4th shot just wins by a head.

[Alan B]

Yep number 4 for me aswell, lovely shot.

The rest are nice aswell :cool:

[Stephen Stephen]

Great shots Gary. I like the backlit peach one myself.

[kr88]

All great shots. Number 3 is my favorite. I like the water droplets on the flower. Good work!

[busbyea]

Stunning series. Wonderful colours. Great lighting.
Love your last shot.

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks everyone for looking and for the comments. Here is one more I forgot to include.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/glori.jpg

[Dimitri_V]

They are all nice Gary,that 3rd one though,although its drying out and it is a bit busy,there is something about it that makes me think its best of the bunch.:)

[Gary Fairhead]

Thanks for looking and commenting Dimitri. I am partial to that one as well for the saturation ( and I am not just talking water droplets );)

[jfrancho]

Gary, I like the bergemont shot too. I see have some evil morning glory, too. Very nice. Have you taken a look at boosting saturation via curves in Lab mode? Here is a link (http://www.thelightsright.com/tutorials/GiveYourPhotosAVelviaTouch.pdf) you may like, it explains it quite simply, though I think most people pass it up due to the name of the tutorial. If used with a lighter touch than the author describes, it can squeeze a bit more color with out looking unnatural.