Pansies, in the style of...
After spending the morning taking abstract macro pictures of Floriade, I decided to entertain myself in the harsh afternoon sun by trying to create pictures in the style of famous painters, using in-camera techniques only. Pansies is my tribute to the master of post-impressionism, Vincent van Gogh.
I love this photo! It looks just like a painting, great effect!
Thanks Zoe, that was what I was going for 
Great shot, and a great idea. I have been getting rid of some “useless” shots from my collection – thinking now I should go back and see if I can make something interesting out of them.
I think going over old photos periodically is a good idea – you never know what gems you’ve missed because you weren’t in the mood to appreciate them at the time. And thanks!
I love the photo. I think you have achieved exactly what you set out to do. It looks great.
Thanks Debra. I took a lot of shots to get a few I was happy with, so I’m glad it works for other people and isn’t just wishful thinking on my part
excellent painting like effect!
Thanks Joshi!
That is cool! IT reminds me of one of those ‘magic eye’ photographs. I feel that if I cross my eyes and stare at it, I’ll see something pop out.
LOL – if you try it, let me know what you see
Wow…this is great. And you’re saying this was all doen in-canera?
Yup, all in-camera. It’s pretty simple – I set for the longest shutter speed I could (which, given the bright light, wasn’t very long), and panned the camera vertically while using motor drive. I used the motor drive because you really need to take three shots in each ‘run’, since the first and last you don’t have constant speed, so the effect is different (still cool, but not what I wanted). Easy!
beautiful abstract 
great colors.
Thanks
Very painterly. And I like that!
Thanks Kala
I was thinking at Monet too. Nice composition, very interesting and pleasant.
have a nice day.
A few people have said this reminds them of Monet – I’m not all that familiar with his work, apart from the Waterlilies series.
