My World: Flower Portraits

[Asher Kelman]

I often use leaves in place of people.

But now I want to look closely at flowers as entities with some identity and personal value, so they become compatriots and perhaps companions too.

Asher Kelman: “Bird of Paradise”
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[Asher Kelman]

No one has notice my Bird of Paradise!

My wife says it’s good. That at least is something

Asher

 

[Ignacio “Oscar” Molina]

I often use leaves in place of people.

But now I want to look closely at flowers as entities with some identity and personal value, so they become compatriots and perhaps companions too.

Asher Kelman: “Bird of Paradise”

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Interesting colors and composition! I looks like a painting, good job Asher.

 

[James Lemon]

I often use leaves in place of people.

But now I want to look closely at flowers as entities with some identity and personal value, so they become compatriots and perhaps companions too.

Asher Kelman: “Bird of Paradise”
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This resembles a piece of blown glass work.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Thanks Ignacio and James for your generous remarks.

I am trying to devote the same attention to flowers that we give to formal sittings with paying commissions for formal portrait studio work.

But this is just a picture snapped of a flower I noticed in someone’s from garden when I visited my son!

But it could we’ll be that the Fuji GFX 50 MP accounts for the quality of the file. But perhaps the same could be achieved with any camera.L!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Here with the iPhone XS Max edited on the phone with just Snapseed! I don’t see the nuanced tonalities as well here.

It could be that one needs the finer control of editing in Photoshop CC or other desktop full fledged software.

Asher Kelman: “Orange Protea”
iPhone XS Max, Snapseed​

 

[Asher Kelman]

Now back to the GFX but with a canon 40mm pancake lens attached!

Asher-Kelman: “White Rose”

Dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg​

 

[Ignacio “Oscar” Molina]

It looks perfect, Great picture!

 

[Tom Robbins]

These are stunning photos, Asher! Incredible chroma! Sorry I'm late to the party with this one, man.

 

[Asher Kelman]

These are stunning photos, Asher! Incredible chroma! Sorry I'm late to the party with this one, man.

I appreciate so much nature. Also when a rust chain or spike is found in a farm fence or buoy.

Your visit is a treat! Hope it might come with the enthralling images your many FaceBook fans get to enjoy!

I am never jealous of those that earn millions, have two hourglass sauntering babes on the arms or own yachts, but I do unabashedly admit yearning and lusting for pictures beyond my current reach!

Post natural landscapes and I will add flowers, portraits of animals, my muses and scans, (or computer generated graphics or movies), of my new sculptures!

There I said it!

Welcome back!

Asher

 

[Tony Britton]

Sensational set of images. Gorgeous color and superb presentation!

Best,

Tony

 

[Asher Kelman]

Its the flowers that energize so many species, not least of them the birds you showcase. Thanks, Tony!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Sensational set of images. Gorgeous color and superb presentation!

Best,

Tony

Its the flowers that energize so many species, not least of them the birds you showcase. Thanks, Tony!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

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[Ignacio “Oscar” Molina]

Interesting focus, colors, and contrast! It looks like it's growing to reach the sky! the green to red gradients are beautiful, I want to see it fully grown!

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[Asher Kelman]

Thanks, Ignacio,

Tge house across the street was rebuilt over two years and then sold. The new owners gutted it and removed the flowers I loved and planted these fascinating ones!

Then it was silk and demolished and now they are erecting a steel framed giant house!

But I still treasure these flowers!

Asher

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

As you know, Asher, I love flowers and all of these are beauties. The last one makes me wonder what it will grow up to be.

 

[Asher Kelman]

As you know, Asher, I love flowers and all of these are beauties. The last one makes me wonder what it will grow up to be.

Thanks for the visit and love!

Now something pure!

One of the muses who supports my work is Yeney. She did pop in two weeks back, masked, of course, but just a quick visit to check on this old couple!

Asher Kelman: “Cala Lilly for Yeney”​

 

[Ignacio “Oscar” Molina]

Thanks for the visit and love!

Now something pure!

One of the muses who supports my work is Yeney. She did pop in two weeks back, masked, of course, but just a quick visit to check on this old couple!

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Asher Kelman: “Cala Lilly for Yeney”​

This is one of my favourites flowers, I love the simplicity and pureness that it seems to have, somehow it remains me of the goodness of a mothers love

The water drops creating an organic fractal patter, are just sublime!

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

Such a beautiful Calla Lily. Ignacio's comment is right on the money as apparently the white calla lily symbolizes "purety". I like the water droplets as it makes it feel so fresh as right after a rain. Very pretty!

 

[Asher Kelman]

Such a beautiful Calla Lily. Ignacio's comment is right on the money as apparently the white calla lily symbolizes "purety". I like the water droplets as it makes it feel so fresh as right after a rain. Very pretty!

Exactly! It was just after the rain and at the place where Yeney posed almost a decade ago!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

But next door is a giant magnolia tree in an abandoned wooden shack house with spat painted inner walls with Nazi symbols spray painted on the inside abandoned walls!

I try to look at and enjoy both the birds of paradise and the massive wild grown magnolia tree. I visit regularly!

Asher Kelman: “Magnolia & Maledom”

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[Asher Kelman]

Now something far more delicate: a pretty relative of the culinary garlic!

In the UK a “Society” flower!

Here it’s simply “Agapanthus”, a 12 mm tubular form with expansion to 5 petals.

Asher Kelman: “Our Last 2020 Agapanthi”​

Asher

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

I've never seen a magnolia tree; we don't have them here. That flower looks enormous, how big is it?

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

I like this and like how the vase looks like a huge flower seed. Very pretty. Looks like you used some plugin to get the watercolor effect. Pretty good! Maggie

 

[Asher Kelman]

I like this and like how the vase looks like a huge flower seed. Very pretty. Looks like you used some plugin to get the watercolor effect. Pretty good! Maggie

Thanks, Maggie,

The precision of photography is sometimes too clinical for lyrical dainty subjects. There needs to be Leonard Cohen’s “cracks in everything” to let the light in.

Precision and engineering perfection opposes the beauty of fairies and goblins needs in our art.

So I try to deconstruct the mechanical industrial patina of perfect pictures sometimes when it over whelps the spirituality of the natter.

Asher

 

[Adam Khan]

Asher, you're insanely fucking talented mate.

 

[wareds]

Wow, this looks amazing. I had no idea that a flower could look like something alive. You can immediately see that the work by a professional. Nowadays, it is extremely difficult to find photographers who know how to catch the perfect moment for a photo and cool process it. When I wanted to do a photo shoot with my boyfriend, it took us a long time to find a photographer who would have beautiful works. We had already given up hope of finding a good photographer, when we accidentally stumbled up on https://www.wanderlustportraits.com/windermere-photographer-locations/. We were amazed by the photographer's works. Since then, we often turn to this photographer for cool photos.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Asher, you're insanely fucking talented mate.

Adam,

Which picture makes you feel that way! I am embarrassed!

Asher

 

[Jarmo Juntunen]

A very nice series, Asher!