The Laburnum Arch at Bodnant garden in Conwy. a very famous arch and a must for visitors. Usually flowers in May but early June in 2013....
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The Laburnum Arch at Bodnant garden in Conwy. a very famous arch and a must for visitors. Usually flowers in May but early June in 2013.
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Winner in 350+ Peer Recognitions (no people) Photo Challenge
Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 22
Contest Finalist in Parks And Gardens Photo Contest
Staff Favorite
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
All Star
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Jaw Dropping
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DigitalDawn
June 12, 2013
Holy Wow! That has got to be the most amazing thing ever to walk through. What an amazing walkway! Fantastic shot David of this beautiful scene. Great composition, great colors, of course it will WIN the yellow contest easily in my opinion. Lovely textures, lighting. BEAUTIFUL! Amazing place and a beautiful shot. Thank you for sharing, I have never seen anything so breath taking.
IsabellaD
June 15, 2013
AMAZING ! love colors, great compositionm wish was there, congrats on well deserved award!
Juneteenthemancipation
June 15, 2013
A piece that demands reflection and deliberate focus. Phenomenal storytelling.
snowdon
June 16, 2013
I think that I have replied to everyone personally but there are so many different feeds of information that I am bound to have missed someone, if so I am sorry........ I really appreciate the awards and comments that have been given, thank you to everyone who has commented, liked, awarded a peer recognition or favourited the image. Kind regards David
MaryAnne306
June 20, 2013
Wow! Couldn't believe what I was seeing. Absolutely spectacular. Congratulations on your award!
simorgh
June 22, 2013
my God i never think that such beautiful place exsist in world very nice photo thanks
debcoimages
July 15, 2013
Wow! What a spectacle! Nice capture David and congrats on winning staff favourite :)
roboto
July 20, 2013
Amazing shot, love the color that the abundance of flowers cast on the scene, also nice point of view!
JonHurdWildImage
August 06, 2013
this is incredible!! The composition is masterful! I tip my cap at you sir! :)
flyingelkphotography
August 13, 2013
This is so beautiful! I love that you managed to capture this golden path without any visitors. The colours are amazing!
garthurdavis
August 18, 2013
Great shot with tremendous depth ! ! ! Super golden touch ! ! ! FAVORITED, PEER RECOGNIZED & VOTED ! ! !
mountainman70
December 01, 2013
congratulations on the well deserved award - masterful work - can't say enough about an effort such as this -
pixellimagery
December 01, 2013
Loved DigitalDawn's comment (waaaay up the top!) ... what's left to say ... :-))
What a beautiful place, glorious lighting, what a structure: man-made and natural!
Congrats on the award David, thoroughly deserved! :-))
ELL
What a beautiful place, glorious lighting, what a structure: man-made and natural!
Congrats on the award David, thoroughly deserved! :-))
ELL
carolcardillo
December 02, 2013
LOVE LOVE LOVE this photo. Already awarded, favorited, and voted. Just re-visiting. ;-) Fingers crossed for a Win!
merv1948
December 09, 2013
What a fabulous capture of a very unique and beautiful place ! It looks so long ! Well worth the award !
chiefstingy
December 24, 2013
Gorgeous shot. The path leads you right into the amazing colors. Just wish the left hand side was not so distracting. But in all it is a great shot :)
jeffcody
October 16, 2014
Forgive me but all I can say is this is spectacular. Wish I could find the words to express how amazing this photo is.
dawnfitch
September 24, 2015
There was one like this in Hampton Court Palace years ago. Wonder if it is still there!
MaryMarie
January 25, 2016
What an AMAZING shot! Would love to walk through this fantastic place. Love it! Thank you for sharing :)
travlndon
March 23, 2016
Should have used this for the Yellow Brick Road in "wizard of Oz!" Excellent tones.
dickshia
April 01, 2016
Impressive capture! An interesting initial impact. Vanishing viewpoint. Diminishing perspective. Subtle illumination. Good perspective & long depth of field... Excellent lighting, focusing & framing. Outstanding creativity!
Loukiwi
April 05, 2016
Love it gorgeous vibrant colours I would love one photo lying on the road and take a photograph looking up to see the amazing foliage and the light from above
asia_krasuska
May 20, 2016
Amazing scenery - absolutely a fairytale setting. I adore the colours and composition, a perfect scene! Thankyou for Sharing!
sarahdarvill
January 11, 2017
You should enter this in my Arches photo challenge :-)
The link is:
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/arches-photo-challenge-by-sarahdarvill
The link is:
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/arches-photo-challenge-by-sarahdarvill
pretblueye
February 17, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
debralecompte
February 23, 2017
It looks like something from The Wizard of Oz. This shot could even be cropped into several spectacular shots there is so much beauty and depth captured here. I noticed this as I scrolled down to make this comment. The composition is excellent as is of course.. I keep going back for another look...
carolcardillo
June 03, 2017
Yay, Dave! This photo was meant for this contest! Congrats again! Fingers crossed for the win! One of my favorite pics on VB.
GayleLucci
July 17, 2018
Talk about the WOW factor...the colors are scrumptious and make the heart dance with joy. Congratulations on such a masterpiece! Gayle
texaaronpueschel
July 09, 2020
An exciting archway to paradise, David, and you bring out the best of it.
kclofty
January 23, 2022
Fantastic color, light and composition! A favorite in my 2nd Most Viewed challenge.
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Location
This photo was taken at Bodnant National Trust Garden in Conwy, North Wales, UK. The Bodnant Laburnum Arch is a long awaited phenomenon each year and thousands of people descend on the garden to capture the blossom. The National Trust has a FaceBook page and the countdown is eagerly watched by many people. The only difficulty is waiting for the crowds of people to walk through to capture a moment in timeTime
The time was 3.40pm when the strong light had left the arch. It was important to take the photo at a time when there was good light but not high contrast.Lighting
Strong sunlight makes for strong light coming in from the edges and gaps in the arch. It is important in my view to choose a time when there is not strong contrast and in that way colour detail can be preserved in the lighter areas outside the main arch. The yellow is ever present, the secret is to capture sufficient peripheral lighting detail in both light and dark areasEquipment
I used an Olympus XZ-1 camera on a tripod set at a low viewpoint to give the wide viewpoint from a low perspective. The XZ-1 camera is an excellent f/1.8 compact camera with manual settings. The settings were 1/80 second ... f/5.6 .... ISO 100Inspiration
As I said earlier, the blooming of the laburnum is long awaited and the planning just involved what day is perfect in terms of light and blooms, too late and the blooms will all be on the floor, too soon and the yellow has not fully developed. I was inspired to take this photo by the personal need to reproduce the beautiful colour and detail that I have seen previously.Editing
Yes I used Photoshop, the original was exposed for the highlights and software was used in development of the contrast and the reduction of the peripheral highlight areas and then I sharpened the photo.In my camera bag
I now have two micro four thirds Olympus cameras, an OMD EM-1 and an OMD EM10mk11 I have several micro four-thirds lenses ranging from a wide angle 9-18mm and 60mm f/ 2.8 to a 300mm f2.8. I have a flash gun and lens cleaning equipment. I also have a tripod although I often use the cameras hand held.Feedback
To take photos like this, I suggest that a photographer needs to identify the subject to be photographed ... in this case I have identified the shape of the arch and the detail of the hanging flowers. Then decide on a composition that best shows off the subject.... in this case, I have identified a low point of view as the best. Then be patient until the light is right because conditions vary over time.... then wait for an opportunity ...