Thanks, Chuck. You are correct, the light was harsh when I took this, and
an overcast sky would have produced a softer image. However, the bracts
actually do have the veining that I showed.
See the following for some reference photos.
http://www.all-creatures.org/pica/ftshl-dogwood.html
I bet you had a nice drive this time of year.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Seasonal Sight
>I can't explain why but I think this one needs a softer light. Perhaps
> it's the heavy veining in the bracts which cast a lot of shadow. It
> causes the bracts to look rough when, in fact, they are quite smooth to
> the touch.
>
> I have just driven up from Florida trough Georgia, South and North
> Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and the red
> buds are in their glory everywhere throughout the Carolinas and
> Virginia. There's also one in my front yard but it's a New York front
> yard and it hasn't done much of anything yet except to indicate there
> are lots of flowers yet to come. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Around the Mid-South, it is dogwood season.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dogwood+2.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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