The Bluebell wood, a photo from Devon, England

Photographer's Note

This is a shot from the archive,taken on a Velvia slide,it is a shot of the bluebell wood at Meldon near Okehampton in West Devon.

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snunney (130967) 2016-05-26 6:47

Hello Les,
A delightful image that has withstood the test of time perfectly. What a beautiful carpet of flowers stretching deep into the woods. Ideally exposed with superb colours and clarity.

holmertz (102800) 2016-05-26 7:26

Hello Les,
Here's a lovely view from a forest in spring. Soft light and soft colours and very beautiful flowers. It's also a very good scan which makes the photo look like a digital shot.
Kind regards,
Gert

lousat (139342) 2016-05-26 9:31

Hi Les,fantastic memory from your archive,a purple carpet and a great jump in the nature,magnificent composition made 10 years ago very sharp and brigth.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

tyro (30513) 2016-05-26 9:51

Hello Les,

As soon as I saw your title I remembered that you had said that you'd been out near your home taking photographs of these lovely flowers but I see that this is a picture from ten years ago. But what a fine quality photograph it is considering that it is a scan of a colour slide!

Your composition is both excellent and most pleasing to the eye and the light is truly beautiful. I love how the spring foliage on the background trees is so brightly and freshly lit while the bluebells themselves lie in relative shade. The colours are magical and in no way oversaturated and the details and sharpness are exquisite.

A fabulous photograph, especially considering that it has been scanned from a ten year old colour slide.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. I'm actually amazed at the quality of this scan. Perhaps that has something to do with Fuji Velvia but I also suspect your scanner and your scanning technique must be very good too. What sort of scanner do you use or was this done professionally?

P.P.S. On another technical topic, are you having problems with this TE website? I've been trying to write this critique for about three quarters of an hour - my text kept freezing then anything I did manage to type was totally corrupted. Whether this has something to do with Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 I'm not sure though I have to admit I don't have similar problems with any other website. In fact, I've just had to close down and restart my computer because the task manager was telling me my memory (all 16 GB of it!) was running flat out at 100%. I'm certain (as are many others) that this website causes many of these problems and it doesn't look like the technical people here are going to do anything about it. And that's a real shame because I'm also sure it's the reason so many good members and good photographers have already left - this place is not half so busy or interesting as it was a couple of years ago. Very sad. :(

P.P.P.S. I hope, Les, that your health is continuing to improve and you're managing to get out and about a little more. And I trust that Gladys is well too.

Kindest Regards,

John.

cornejo (61504) 2016-05-26 11:09

Hi Les, very good picture of this beautiful corner of nature. Very well composed and captured in this beautiful image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly realized, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Angel.

COSTANTINO (116604) 2016-05-26 11:27

Hello dear Leslie
this photo is an hymne to the Nature
I love the whole scenery it seems
so nice so delicate and pretty
thanks for sharing it with us
regards
Costantino

jean113 (27895) 2016-05-26 13:08

Hello Leslie,the colours of springtime; the pale green as the leaves break bud, and the beautiful blue and white of the flower carpet.
Excellent depth of field.
Regards Jean.

federico (6109) 2016-05-26 15:44

hello Leslie, very nice springtime photo, inviting green tones ,good play of lights and shadows
well done
Fred

emka (158204) 2016-05-27 0:13

Hello Les,

I would love to see one day such a forest with the bluebells carpet. Marvelous picture.

WArm regard s MAlgo

Nicou (193806) 2016-05-27 5:15

Hello

quel tapis d'orient de fleurs quel couleur bleue fantastique vue et iamge et ce graphsime de troncs les petites fleurs quelle compo et image superbe vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

jhm (211736) 2016-05-27 5:54

Hello Leslie,

What a pleasant blue carpet of wild flowers.
An excellent panorama picture with the flowers and forest.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

mehrdad-t (4812) 2016-11-06 10:25

Hello,
Nice Capture, Good Exposure, light and Colors.
Best regards,
Mehrdad

ourania (51103) 2017-01-02 7:51

Hello Les,
I like very much the distinct colours and textures of the field and the foliage, they seem to blend gracefully in the middle layer of your composition, where depth is conveyed effectively too. I like the subtle textures and the mild, natural colours that make the scenery look so fresh, peaceful and inviting. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, Happy New Year!
Ourania

kordinator (8738) 2017-02-26 14:47

Hello Leslie
Wonderful floverry medows.
Nice green vegetation too.
I like your choice of panorama format.
Perfect lighting and excellent composed image.
Kind regards
Saša