Whole Nuther Country 2

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 5, 2010412 views29 comments

Sony A700
Tokina AT-X Pro 300
ISO 400, 1/100 @ f5.6

Another scene from near Poteet, Texas on Friday. I used a somewhat
shallow DOF to emphasize the agave fronds. All comments
welcome.>=))>

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on April 5, 2010 at 3:33 PM

This is beautiful Bill. I like the use of the short DOF. I also like this with a crop from the top to get rid of the vertical lines in the URC. Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 5, 2010 at 3:38 PM

Another beauty Bill, and the selective DOF works great in this application.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Very nice image, with wonderful colours. The DOF is perfect for the scene.

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 5, 2010 at 4:47 PM

NIce! I agree with the others, perfect DOF. Good eye on catching unpolarized skies, too

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 5, 2010 at 5:51 PM

Man, I am lovin' this! Great use of the shallow dof. The inclusion of the spiked plants is excellent.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on April 5, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Great color and use of shallow depth of field. I like the twin porcupines

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Bill I really like your choice of dof here. Having the agave framed in the field of wildflowers is very appealling. I think this would have been even stronger if the fronds on the left agave had been given more room. Looks like you're finally getting a much deserved wildflower explosion this season.

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on April 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Beautiful work Bill !!

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on April 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Beautiful shot Bill. I agree with the consensus on the DOF, it works in this image. The isolation of the fronds with all that soft color is very nice.

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 5, 2010 at 8:57 PM

Bill, Nice job Beautiful image & I really like DOF. The dk green sets this image off, in my opinion. Thanks for posting!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 5, 2010 at 10:00 PM

I really like the focus provided by the yucca and the selective focus. I could see a touch more saturation to make it pop a bit.

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on April 5, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Nice, Bill...hopefully things look this beautiful this weekend when I'll finally have a chance to get out and get some shots of this amazing Spring bloom!

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on April 5, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Bill, this is a unique scene that you have captured beautifully. The agaves seem to be lost in a sea of color, hoping to stay high enough to catch some light from the sun. I would have preferred a tighter crop on the agaves, but for now, I will agree with cropping from the top to lose the tree trunks.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 5, 2010 at 11:19 PM

Sweet image Bill. The colors are so nice. I really like the diagonal created by the agave. Maybe a smidgen more room on the left?

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 5, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Great use of DOF here Bill. Some creative stuff. Love the pastel colors of the flowers. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on April 6, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 6, 2010 at 1:59 AM

Lovely Bill! The flowers and spiny desert plants juxtapose so well with one another. Well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 6, 2010 at 7:46 AM

Beautiful little scene well seen Bill!!

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on April 6, 2010 at 7:48 AM

Works for me, but I would consider doing something with the posts in the top right corner. I do like the shallow DOF

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Comment posted by Neven Dries on April 6, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Great photo, I like everything about this one!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on April 6, 2010 at 7:16 PM

I like this one Bill nice to see a shallow depth of field used sensitively. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on April 6, 2010 at 7:16 PM

I like the comp and colors on this one. The upper right is a little distracting but I'm not sure you can do anything about it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 7, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Fantastic color Bill and excellent DoF.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 7, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Bill this is a nifty looking shot. I love the detail and play in textures. I don't like the upper left vertical lines and I'd like a more centered comp.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on April 7, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Wonderful DOF, and I love the colors you captured in this field.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 8, 2010 at 1:45 AM

This is real nice! Even better than the last, I think. The DOF is great, as are the wonderful colors. I think the crop idea is a good one.

Chris

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on April 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM

Sweet! Love the choice of dof here. Great colors all around, too.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 11, 2010 at 9:54 PM

Wonderful scene Bill. Looks like two porcupines sitting in a field of wild flowers.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on April 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Another beauty, Bill. I like the agaves but wish the one on the left had a smidge more room. The explosion of color is just awesome! Well done.

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