Pops of Spring Colour (3)

[Isac]

#1 - Leucaena_leucocephala.

#2 - Wattle.

#3 - Scented Geranium (Pelargonium 'Old Scarlet Unique').

#4 - Pine Cone.

#5 - Red Flowering Gum.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Isac

Beautiful flowers and excellent reds tucked in there too

Phil

[Isac]

Cheers Phil. I love this time of year, plenty of new colours to see, fresh air, clear skies, new ducks on the lake and plenty of photo opportunities - what's not to like?

[David_MC]

Beautiful shots Isac.

[Isac]

Thanks David. It's hard for me to walk past these flowers without trying to find some way of highlighting them in all their glory.

[wigz]

I come back after missing a few days and find all these new posts to catch up on.

I decided to give my thoughts on each image for this one.

#1 Nicely composed with the sky as a clean background and sharp on the flowers and buds nothing to make it really appealing.

#2 Good detail but the flowers are a bit dark compared to the bg.

#3 Georgeous intense red that really pops against the green background, while retaining lots of detail in those reds.

#4 Nicely composed and the different colour, shape and texture of the cones and leaves work really well

#5 Beautiful soft light giving lovely tones in the reds and greens. I like the way you have included flowers, gum nuts and leaves in the one image and the vertical format works very well with the shape of those leaves.

[Isac]

Thanks for taking the time Alan - appreciated and all noted. I know #1 is not that special to most but I do love the look of the "Pompoms".
I guess 3 out of 5 is a pass?

[wigz]

Nothing wrong with #1 Isac, but for me it doesn't quite have the impact of the others. I think #2 is let down by the light and not up to the standard of the others.

[Isac]

Cheers Alan all good and thanks for your observations, all noted and I appreciate your views - it's why we're here