YUUPIII!! Spring coming ;), a photo from Guarda, North

Photographer's Note

YUUUPIIIII!!!!

By this time of the year, we start to feel more happy since the days tend to be longuer, sun is starting to shine frequently, the sad rainy days are going away (at least with the frequency of the winter season) and.....the main reason for our happyness: an explosion of life is getting ready to occur all around :)))

For us, the «trekers» who love nature, birds, flowers, animals..., this is the beggining of the greatest season of the year. So, this were my motivations on this one: i´m starting to realize that the wonderful colors from spring life are just «exploding» and we have nature in all its strenght for us to explore and feel fascinated with :)

These are two beautiful flowers from diferent habitats in Portugal: the left one is from «Estrela» mountain and i toke it at 1600m high (or close), and is one example of the (still) rare flowers at this altitude at the time (they close themselves at the end of the day when light levels are down and cold is coming...here they are beautifuly opened); the right one is from «Figueira da Foz», from a rocky beach zone (Cabo Mondego), and is a kind of xerophyte (don´t know if this exists in english but what i tried to explain they belong to a family of plants that have thick leaves to get more water and face the hard conditions in these areas..like cactus species)

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changed curves a bit to increase contrast and sharpened a few degrees

swallace, Rockyboy, femkevdh, veimann, ale heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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cecile (4193) 2004-03-12 13:49

superbe macros, tu as raison, vivement le printemps!!

carper (96) 2004-03-12 13:57

Good macro's Marco,
You realy gat it in your fingers. Good both off them. Nice colours still a few months to goo and then play bal. Good job marco

zto (268) 2004-03-12 14:07

They are beautifull Marco, gorgeous. So clear, so colourfull, so sharp. The flowers them selves are beautifull. Very very well done Marco. If this is what spring will bring then i look forward to it even more then before. I liked your note too.

Georges (11185) 2004-03-12 14:30

Trés joli macro qui on toutes les deux de bons détails.
La presentation est bonne bravo Marco

dominique (11414) 2004-03-12 15:18

Tres belle macro , les couleurs sont extra comme le cadrage . c'est bien vu .

JonnieWalking (318) 2004-03-12 21:28

Também já começam as belas alergias...pelo menos para mim :(
Grandes fotos, bem como eu gosto, cheias de cor.

nalvaro (1) 2004-03-13 5:10

Suberba, Marco! Boa ideia esta de colocar lado a lado duas flores completamente diferentes (cor e forma). Dá um bonito contraste. Parabens.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-03-13 5:25

Gosto das flores, mas não tanto da montagem. Acredito que se vc colocasse apenas uma flor daria um destaque muito maior, principalmente porque veríamos estas beldades ao pormenor.
Mesmo assim, vale a tentativa, porque afinal as duas fotos estão excelentes, cheias de cor e de vida, só não gosto da montagem !
Abraço !

Spoony (3539) 2004-03-13 10:27

Mais uma excelente composição, de resto como nos tens habituado! Muito interessante colocar duas flores na mesma foto, sendo elas completamente diferentes. Provoca uma agradável sensação que nos é "oferecida" exactamente por esse contraste. Parabens.

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-03-22 17:13

Those 2 flowers are very nice. sharpness is veru good. Nice job!

swallace (980) 2004-03-23 9:07

Superbe macros, Marco! Very bright colors and a very crisp sharp image. Well done!

femkevdh (2633) 2004-04-03 15:19

hello Marco, your optimism and enthousiasm are contagious! Isn't it the greatest time of the year? I really like both your flowers (great macro's! Fantastic colors and sharpness) and the idea of showing them together. Spring, here we (TE-ers) come!

ale (1819) 2004-05-26 11:56

Wonderful macros!
I like the idea to put them together, the sharpness and the colors are beautiful!
Bravo Marco!

Karmenu (1408) 2007-05-01 7:23

Hi Marco
An excellent close up of these flowers, with super sharp details and superb color tones and exposure...
Very nice job!
Regards
Carmel