Leaning Flowers, by Mehmet Masum
These beautiful flowers are from my town Diyarbakir, southeast of the Turkey. I found them in a park leaning towards the ground, and showcasing the glory in a best possible color combination, purple and yellow.
Pentax MX-1 f/1.8 | Exposure 1/2000sec @ f/4.5 | ISO 200 | Focal Length 112mm
Leaning Flowers, by Mehmet Masum
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 26
Award Score: 66.5 (Value 12.5, Clarity 13, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Color Photography
Photograph Location: Diyarbakir | Turkey
Photographer: Mehmet Masum Suer (Diyarbakir, Turkey) Registered
Mehmet Masum Suer is a Kurdish international photographer and freelance journalist living in city of Diyarbakir in Turkey. He began his career as a journalist in 1974, then worked for different agencies and newspapers of Turkey as a reporter, photo-journalist, writer, redactor and representative. He quit journalism after 1993, and got involved on his researches about history, culture and language. Mehmet Masum Suer has been taking photos professionally in different fields besides photojournalism since 2005. Suer takes pictures of historic places and buildings especially in citys of Diyarbakir, Mardin, Van and Hasankeyf. Meanwhile he has been involved on a project of taking photos of famous Kurdish politicians and artists. Cultural, historical values, and works of art are the subjects that take his attention. Suer also records the cultural festivals, and presentations as documentaries. Some of his exhibitions took place in Turkey, Iraq, and USA. Photos of Suer are especially used in touristic publications such as guide books, brochures, and postcards as well as they are used in international tourism fairs, newspapers, and magazines.
Portfolio: http://www.photo.net/photos/diyarbakir
Portfolio: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/masum
Portfolio: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/gallery/367769
Gallery: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/user/Id=21052
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masumsuer
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mehmet-Masum
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Don’t Look at Me This Way by Shahnaz Parvin
I like the separation between subject flower and the dark green background. The subject in purple and yellow is a nice color combination. The subject is also interesting in how the flowers goes from just maturing to almost full bloom.