Yellow flower

Posted by Nataly (Santa Monica, United States) on 19 June 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This image is a result of the camera setting error. My camera`s white balance was I think about 3200. When I loaded this photo everything was blue but the flower. I was thrilled and grateful for the "error".
I think this my favorite image of mine...

You are to be the judges... Thank you!

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Comments (10)

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

Beautiful shot!

19 Jun 2008 8:27am

@Stefan: Thank you for your comment!

Jean-Benoît Maréchal from Dinant, Belgium

Une belle touche de chaleur dans un univers froid.

19 Jun 2008 3:20pm

@Jean-Benoît Maréchal: Thank you for your consistent support.

April from Iloilo City, Philippines

i think it's beautiful. it was meant to be taken this way...

19 Jun 2008 5:23pm

Pinxi from Washington, United States

I like it a lot, the contrast of hues is great! It seems as if you shot it during dawn or dusk. It is also great that the "yellow" wasn't modified. You can try to "balance" the contrast of hues by making the yellow portion a little bit larger by cropping the photo or trying a new shot closer to the flower but with the same settings. Again, I love the contrast. Superb job!

19 Jun 2008 7:21pm

@Pinxi: Thank you for your comment, Pinxi and for the advice. That surely could be one interpretation.

Natalia from Louisville, United States

Best discoveries ( including brownies) were made through error. Thanks God for these small break throughs.
Great shot! One in a million!

21 Jun 2008 3:31am

@Natalia: Thank you very much, Natalia!

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Nice effect. It looks like night with the blue and that you lighten only the flower :) I didn't know that we could get that type of effect directly in the camera...

23 Jun 2008 2:20am

@akarui: Thank you! It was taken in the bright day around noon. I took this photo because everything around this yellow flower was very colorless and dull. But the yellow was very bright. Then I was explained later that since all the colors had no color they turned blue, But the yellow is from a cold family so that color was saved and even enhanced. But you gave me a good idea for the future, though I need to buy Photoshop first...