Frosted Cattails

Gallery: FloraPosted January 28, 201057 views6 comments

I really enjoy this Flora Forum but living here in Michigan I don't have any color to offer it for the next few months.

Here's a photo of some cattails I took after a slight warm spell. The warm temps created some fog which blanketed everything with frost as it cooled. The photo was taken late evening with a dark sky overhead.
Manual Exposure with tripod, 1/30 sec, F10, ISO 200.
Thanks for looking and C&C welcomed.
Large version added.

Thanks for your help Bill, I thought I was losing my mind there for a minute. I was like "hey where did my picture go?"

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 28, 2010 at 7:22 PM

John: Glad you were able to get the large version posted. Really neat scene and I like your DOF/POF choice. More DOF would have made the BG too busy. Its a long time until spring for you but you're doing great with the subject matter at hand. Nicely done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 28, 2010 at 9:02 PM

John,
Glad you posted the larger version. I really enjoy the detail on the FG cattails, and the DOF is perfect to place them in a nice setting with their neighbors. It's amazing how colorful all the brown things appear after seeing them against a blanket of white for months.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 29, 2010 at 5:55 AM

Fine detail in this John and a very well balanced composition. Also a good job on the subject to bg separation. I like the image as posted, particularly the mood.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 29, 2010 at 11:48 PM

John: Glad to see u found some subjects to keep your shutter finger busy. I like this comp especially the well controlled DOF and the detail of the ice crystal.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 30, 2010 at 1:19 PM

Great detail, John, which shows up really well in the larger version especially. There is good colour here for me - a range of browns, greys and whites which all tone in beautifully. Nice to see this clip from a delightful scene.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 1, 2010 at 4:31 AM

Fantastic depiction of winter, John! The dof was a really good choice as it keeps the bg soft and I think having some of the cattails more oof than others adds interest and depth to the scene. I like it a lot.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments