Magnolia in Bloom – Daily Shoot 97

Posted by: Sean Kane on 02/26/2010

Photowalks have been eluding me lately.  The flowers are in bloom all around and I haven’t been stopping to capture it.  The magnolias near my office are blooming and the trees are short.  I can actually get shots pointed down.  This shot took some time as I am not quite tall enough to frame it with either the viewfinder or live view.  I was shooting by feel mostly and have lots of throw aways.  On this shot I used a mild flash to bring out the detail inside the flower.

#ds97 - An old adage in photography says if you want to improve your photographs, move closer. Fill your frame today!



About Sean Kane

Sean Kane

Sean Kane is the Director of User Interface Engineering at Netflix, where he leads the development of Netflix's pioneering and award-winning web UI, and overall UI development strategy. During his tenure, the Netflix website has been rated #1 in customer satisfaction by independent researchers five consecutive times.

Prior to joining Netflix in 2002, Sean led the UI engineering team for the Kleiner Perkins ebusiness startup Bigvine.com. Bigvine's UI was recognized in Forbes 2000 "Best of the Web", Inc. Magazine, and in Newsweek's "Top 103 Web Sites". Previously, Sean developed leading-edge web interfaces at internet search pioneer AltaVista, and developed web applications for AllBusiness.com and the first online education application for the California State University, Chico.

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