Alone

Gallery: FloraPosted February 24, 2010612 views11 comments

Hi all. I hadn't intended on doing a minimalist series, but that seems to be where I am right now. This one lone yucca leaf was all that held out against the snow. All comments/suggestions much appreciated.

Sony A300, Sony 70-300 G, 1/80 @ f8, 100, Ev. +1, tripod, late evening light.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on February 25, 2010 at 9:56 AM

This is unusual and interesting. The detail in the snow is really good and my eye is drawn to the hole where the leaf emerges. IMO the evening light is causing a little too much blue cast to the snow. Easily fixable though.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 25, 2010 at 10:08 AM

At least in your last one, this guy had some company. Now he truly is all alone. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM

I think I like the single spike better. Very zenlike.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 25, 2010 at 5:02 PM

I'm enjoying this series, Philip. The images are certainly evocative of cold and lonely survival mode that is the essence of severe winter weather. Good work. I like that you left the blue color cast in there. Brrrr.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on February 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM

I almost passed this by. This fairly new guy was busy being blown away by the colors. It is amazing --the premitive mind.
It would have been my loss.
I agree about the blue cast.Thanks for posting this!!

Dan

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 25, 2010 at 7:46 PM

I liked the last one Phillip but i think I prefer this one. There's a lot of interest in the fg detail here and I still like the fade to the infinite in the bg. A striking image in many respects.

Pat

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 25, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Philip: I give this one the nod over the prior but both are excellent IMO. I like the blue cast in this for some reason. Normally I'm not a fan of blue snow but in this rendition it really accentuates the cold environment of the shot. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 26, 2010 at 4:41 AM

Simple but very impressive. I like it Philip.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on February 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM

I like this one better than the last post but I would try to fix the blue cast. Common problem when shooting snow in shadows or low light.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on February 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM

I like this one better than the last post but I would try to fix the blue cast. Common problem when shooting snow in shadows or low light.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 2, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Beautiful statement and I agree with Morris, very Zenlike.

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