Nemesis by auntietk
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There's this red rhody outside my office that I have been trying to get a decent photo of for three years. Every year when it blooms, I try again. I don't have any idea how many crappy shots I have of this rhododendron. A lot.
With my old DiMage, every highlight showed up as fuschia, and the detail of the red was lost.
This year ...
Ta-da!!
A new camera, a bit of familiarity with the manual settings, and I've finally got a shot I'm happy with. It's not 100% perfect, but it's certainly good enough.
Three years.
Dang!
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Comments (34)
jayfar
Brilliant and beautiful.
emmecielle
Wonderful shot and fantastic colour! :)
qrud
Red power.
babuci
Love the strong red color. The old one says, never give up. What a gorgeous picture.
blinkings
Great work Tara. I've just been shooting some red chili's and had exactly the same problem!
newleaf
You nailed it! Red is such a difficult colour to capture well, but you got it this time. Never again will you struggle.
durleybeachbum
SUPERB! and you read the manual(!)
bazza
Yep a beautiful capture, well done Tara.. love that red..
bebert
superb colors
helanker
OH THat is indeed gorgeous Tara. A lovely Macro indeed. Congratulations on your new camera :-))) BTW! You asked for a macro of the orchids...and you got it. You just have to take a look. :)
ShadowsNTime
Beautiful macro Tara! Bravo! Persistence was well rewarded! I don't much care for red but its gorgeous in this. My fav rhodie is the yellow ones:-)
anianiani
LOVED IT RED...GREAT CAPTURE
debbielove
That's a stunna! A beautiful flower and glowing colours! And a new camera! Ohhhh! Lots to play with ;-) Have fun.. Rob
bmac62
Simply gorgeous! Nemesis no more:) This picture is all the sweeter with all the time you had to spool out to finally catch the reds just right. And look, not a single blowout!
Faemike55
Wonderful macro, Tara! I'm glad that you were able to conquer your nemesis
dochtersions
This is really beautiful, Tara!
barbdennist
Well this was definitely worth the wait. What a beautiful shot -it fills my screen with the lovely red. Wow, what a great way to start my day.
wysiwig
Beautiful shot made all the sweeter by the effort you put into it.
beachzz
Wow---RED---gorgeous. Third time's (or year's) a charm, I guess!!
MrsLubner
Wonderful rich, bold color and clean shot.
MrsRatbag
I find any colour that's rich and intense (including white!) can be really hard to photograph. I usually go for a darker exposure to try and minimize those weird highlights; it doesn't always work, but often enough it does. You did really well with this very very rich scarlet rhodie! And you can even keep trying, year after year, to better yourself...isn't that the fun part?
Charberry
The older digitals always had difficulty with red, but have recently improved. I can't wait to try out red flowers on my new camera. ;c) This is an excellent capture, and yes, we must always try to better ourselves. This is gorgeous, and I love red!
hipps13
love the red wonderful capture, Tara May warm sunshine hugs, Linda Kaye
jocko500
wonderful looking
Moreitzj
What a gourgeous Photo, I like it very much ...
watapki66
Excellent shot! Looks like you mastered it! I have a flower nemesis as well, which I've been trying to capture to my liking for at least 15 years... maybe longer. Perhaps one day I will master it as you have yours!
ocoee53
Great job Tara. A red this intense can be very hard to capture. Every time I get a new camera, I have to go back and shoot my old subjects again. It's an obsession!
danapommet
Beautiful capture, color and details.
cfulton
Well done on your achievement! Love the shadows! Clive
Meisiekind
Perfect! You have certainly nailed it this time! Wonderful shot of these beauties! :)