Honeysuckle

[Mark Nadler]

Yesterday I was hiking in a wetland area and came across a ton of honeysuckle.  I felt like I was dropped in a perfume bottle.  I think it is a handsome plant and decided to take a picture of it.  Comments welcomed. 

[degrub]

how sweet it is....
nice capture

[francois]

Beautiful and lovely background for this magnificent Honeysuckle!

[Bob_B]

...lovely background for this magnificent Honeysuckle!

+1

[Mark Nadler]

degrub, francois, and Bob_B, thanks for your kind comments.

mark

[David Eckels]

I agree, like the image but have you considered a slightly darker background? To me, the hue of the background competes with the flower.

[Mark Nadler]

David, I'll play with your suggestion.

mark

[Mark Nadler]

David, here is aversion with a brownish background.  I wanted to keep the image natural looking.  I like it better.  What do you or anyone else thinks?

mark

[David Eckels]

Yes, that helps a lot for me. You also have the green-magenta, reddish-green dynamism going on (color wheel stuff). I meant leaves, not flower in my original reply BTW. Since we're in UC, an even darker bkg?

[Mark Nadler]

David, this one has a darker background.  Your suggestion to change the background was spot on.  I can't decide between the two images with the brownish background.

mark

[David Eckels]

No, too dark, the original reddish bkg is better, IMHO. I could see the OP greenish bkg being darker, but now I'm just fiddling, Mark!

[Mark Nadler]

David, yeah, I agree.

mark

[francois]

FWIW, I prefer the first two versions. This last one is too dark for me too.

[Mark Nadler]

francois, I agree.  I think the second one looks best.

mark

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Second one for me, too.

[Mark Nadler]

Eric, thanks for commenting.

mark