lirios for Ike Turner Photo

Photographer’s Note

new york times reported on december 13, 2007 about Ike Turner's death last wednesday at his home in San Marcos, California, a San Diego suburb. he was 76.

many, especially the young generations may not be acquainted with this former R&B musician, songwriter, bandleader, producer, talent scout and ex-husband of Tina Turner (nee- Anna Mae Bullock).

Tina Turner (one of my faves, btw) described the relationship as abusive in her autobiography, "I, Tina" which was adapted for the 1993 film "What's Love Got to Do With It" and made Ike's name synonymous with domestic abuse. but Ike's huge contribution to music shouldn't be forgotten, despite his abuse history.

these philippine-native lirios, cousin to the local amaryllis are for Ike. may he rest in peace!

cunejo200, belido, dareco, stego, salvator, gunbud, riclopes, rigoletto, cfreire, mpb001, German74, efi, AROBN54 has marked this note useful

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wolf38 (12489) 2007-12-15 6:04

Hello Benedict. Memory of an important musician. An impressive photo for a special purpose. The photo is beautiful also in the aesthetic sense. Best regards, Wolfgang.

siamesa (12391) 2007-12-15 7:09

Hi Benedict,
Lovely and sentimental tribute to Ike Turner. This flower is symbol of peace.
Regards
Maria

kibele66 (2900) 2007-12-15 8:26

Hello Benedict,
Thanks for your sensitivity and elegancy for sharing this beautiful photo for commemoration of a valuable musician.
regards
Sibel

cunejo200 (7157) 2007-12-15 8:46

Hi Ben, Amazing that the fisheye can take this high quality floral shot. More reason for me to save for an equivalent lens. How sweet of you to dedicate this to Ike. A very talented man indeed but unfortunately, he will always be remembered as an abusive person. Regards, Danilo

belido (16019) 2007-12-15 11:09

Hi Ben,

I reiterate everything I said about the other macro you posted some days ago. Really beautiful. Very well done!
Regards,
Carlos
PS: did you already receive the gift?

dareco (17024) 2007-12-15 11:52

A fantastic picture. Perfect color and detail. I'm a huge Tina fan too :) TFS

berek (28750) 2007-12-15 20:51

Hi Banadic,
what a wonderful macro. colours , depth and composition are great. have a nice Sunday.
Burak Erek

muscovado (1530) 2007-12-16 1:58

Ben,
Crisp and sharp capture bai! Knew his battering but Tina's fame overshadowed him. anyway, RIP na sya. TFS bai.
Malipayong Pasko!
Czaldy

stego (22322) 2007-12-16 12:11

Hi Benedict,
You chose a beautiful photo to pay your tribute to that controversial but even so important musician.
It's a wonderful compo, with the brightness and sharpness on the beautiful flowers making it stand up very nicely against the dark, blurred, but even so interesting BG.
Regards, José.

elherbz (0) 2007-12-17 7:37

RIP IKE!!!

salvator (18743) 2007-12-17 8:11

Hi Ben,
Superb details and wonderful sharpness on the flower. The sue of the blurred background is superb too.
Best regards. Salvator.

gunbud (27523) 2007-12-17 18:54

Hello Benedict,
You have presented a beautiful flower that is captured in all its intricate beauty. The colors are clear and crisp with a beautiful muted green background. May he rest in peace.
Regards, Tom

riclopes (32845) 2007-12-18 2:33

Olá Benedict, lovely tribute to Ike Turner. This detail is superb and the contrast with the darker background is fantastic. The Lirio really glows with all the whitish petals growing in every directions. Great shot, excellent presentation.
Um abraço,
ricardo

ifanik (20462) 2007-12-18 2:43

Hi Benedict
Very nice photo of this wonderful flower
Very well done
Greetings by Greece
Nick

rigoletto (25934) 2007-12-18 3:36

WoW!
What a great exposure and DOF!
The light on the flower is splendid, setting the exposure due to the flower and having the blurred BG darker than the flower is a very good idea to realize.
Nice dedication to a good musician.
Cheers,
Deniz

kwazireal (179) 2007-12-18 15:46

Benedict,

I offer my critique of this photograph. Splendid color and lighting and DoF. The flower aptly presides over the moment and the occasion to which you have selected to dedicate this fine image. Well done.

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Here is a comment on the theme:

The saga of Ike and Tina could have had such a different and better ending but for the many really terrible decisions made by, and the behavior of Ike, himself. For me, his musical talent did not transcend his brutality towards Tina; his music did not counterbalance the pain he inflicted needlessly upon his own wife.

Hopefully, in his later years, Ike may have repented and perhaps even sought genuine foregiveness. If he asked and prayed before he passed, then perhaps he has found foregiveness at last. May he rest in Peace.

Best regards,

Chris

cfreire (11635) 2007-12-20 12:19

Hi Benedict,
Splendid capture about this beautiful flower. Very sharpness and the colors are nice. The dark foreground gave good emphasis for the lirio. Well done, regards, Consuelo

mpb001 (4600) 2007-12-21 6:25

Hi Benedict,
Great tribute. The flower has amazing details. I like how you composed this shot and created the slight out of focus background with the aperture to delineate the flower from the background. This really makes this shot a great one!
Mike

Wanda1 (10878) 2007-12-22 21:39

Hi Benedict,
A lovely image for your dedication. I like your off centre positioning of the flower in the composition, and the beautiful light on the flower which stands out so well from the dark background. Wonderful sharp details too.
Regards
Wanda

Jepoy (32) 2007-12-31 19:33

This is an awesome macro dude! the background fits the picture nicely, and the flower looks so nice.

Gratz!

jpinkham (844) 2008-01-06 6:50

A lovely shot of this lirios, Benedict. Sharp, delicate, beautiful. I love the way it dominates and lights up the foreground. Excellent POV and well-done macro. Good cropping, too. You've set up your tribute well.

Jim

German74 (771) 2008-01-06 7:48

Hola Benedict, es una hermosa foto, y excelente nota...

Abrazos...

sadeik (3159) 2008-01-11 12:50

A marvallous image of the flower which is made much more eye catching because of the dark background, a pleasure to view

Simon

efi (4300) 2008-01-13 5:29

hi benedict;
personal life is sth. else ,art or work is sth. else.we should avoid to mix them.a fantastic flower in beautiful pastel colors with great sharpness..rest in peace ike.

AROBN54 (10673) 2008-02-07 7:10

This is beautiful, Benedict,
I am particularly fond of white flowers and you have captured these so very well. Perfect light and contrast, wonderful color, and they look spectacular against the well blurred and darker background. A very fitting tribute to Ike Turner. Well done!! Many thanks and warm regards,
Shelly