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The late evening light gently touched these two dear friends as they stood taking in the beauty of the lavender fields that stretched beyond....
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The late evening light gently touched these two dear friends as they stood taking in the beauty of the lavender fields that stretched beyond.
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Canon PowerShot G3 X

settings

Aperture f/11 ISO 320 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 220000/1000

location

Valensole, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, FR

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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Awards

Zenith Award

Contest Finalist in Shades Of Purple Project

Top Shot Award

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 39

Contest Finalist in Facing Away Photo Contest

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

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Top Choice

+32

Outstanding Creativity

+23

Magnificent Capture

+14

All Star

Virtuoso

Superior Skill

Genius

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Happy

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At least they are not spoiling the background (as it is poor :-)) as the other images do in the contest :-)

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My apologies for not responding sooner. What a spectacular field to be stuck in LOL!

Congrats on being a finalist in the image of the month! Beautiful!

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Thank you so much Robyn. I have been out of country so my apologies for my delayed response.

Lovely shot

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Only finding your message now Regina. My apologies and thank you for your kind comment.

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Wonderful photo. Congrats Pete S

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Only finding your message now Pete. My apologies and thank you for your kind comment.

wow..so beautiful

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Only finding your message now Harmeet. My apologies and thank you for your kind comment.

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Gorgeous lighting and colors, Carolyn! Love it!!!

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Only finding your message now Nancy! My apologies and thank you for your acute observations dear friend!

i luv it, fantastic

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Only finding your message now Dragonfly! My apologies and thank you for your enthusiastic response!

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I love the light and everything else about this, so beautiful !

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Ah thank you so much Eduard. The light was so fleeting!

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So wonderful capture. Congratulations on your award!

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So delighted as it won three different awards Gigi! Thank you!

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Lovely

So beautiful! The scent of summer

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Thank you so much! Certain lavenders had much stronger scents than others!

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Absolutely wonderful!

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Thank you Terry! Delighted you enjoyed it!

Love the contrasting colors

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Location

It was eventide in Provence. I am short and as I am shrinking in my old age like most, to give me a better perspective, one of the first things we did upon arrival in France was invest in a portable ladder. This is one of the most photographed fields of sweet lavender outside the town of Valensole, Provence.

Time

It is an early July evening. The sun had already dipped down in the rows of the lower lavender fields.

Lighting

In Valensole, when the sunset is about to happen the light disappears rapidly. I had about eight minutes of side-lighting opportunity. I found myself finding vignettes of light throughout the fields where as most of the lavender was by now somewhat dulled. Catching the side-lighting was magical!

Equipment

Canon PowerShot G3 X Focal Length: 220 mm Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec Aperture: f/10 ISO: 800 Hand held no flash

Inspiration

Three key ingredients for me are the quality of light, the storytelling, and the presence of what I always try to add to a significant image is that something extra. In this two close friends had gone to great effort to find typical Provence dresses and hats. Doing this together was a highlight of their trip! I loved the way their body language spoke of intimacy. The side lighting on the strands of their hair was that crowning extra.

Editing

Having shot Kodachrome slides for many years I really do most of my adjustments in camera. I ride the compensation dial as I do not want burned out highlights. With a zoom lens you can crop in camera. So in this particular image, no I did minor tweaking, that's all.

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