Renewal II

Gallery: FloraPosted April 20, 2010112 views10 comments

Another shot from a quick visit to a brook in the deep woods before anything is blooming. Several little plants are sprouting along the stream banks. Some woods horsetails caught my eye as they glowed in the Sun against the dark background of the brook. Then I found this one in partial shade. This is my favorite kind of lighting, with intermittent spots of Sun and shade. I find myself seeking out these lighting situations a lot.

Canon 50D
Sigma 150 mm. Macro
1/6 sec. @ f/16 ; ISO 100
Tripod; Mirror up w/2-sec. timer

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM

You're right about the lighting here . . . couldn't be better. I like the background too (is that the brook?). This is very nicely done all around and if it were mine, my only small temptation might be to clone out the blade of grass coming into the frame from the right.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM

My favorite lighting also. Chiaroscuro adds drama to a shot. I like the dark background here; it really sets off the horsetail.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on April 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Wow, this is so cool. No doubt what the subject is, it almost looks like its under a spotlight. Very nice!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on April 20, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Really love the light Wayne, this is beautiful, good eye for natures unnoticed scenes. Love it.
John & Patty

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 20, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Sure nice light. Good eye for finding this. Looks like you are crawling on the ground again to get this low angle POV.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 20, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Sweet shot Wayne. I love everything about it. Nice job spotting the horsetail.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 20, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Super eye and capture Wayne. Another reason to look down. Super

Bob

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 20, 2010 at 10:25 PM

Another cool find - spot lighting is excellent

- Luke

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on April 22, 2010 at 12:16 AM

Good eye Wayne. Being a flower guy myself, I probably would have walked right by these splendid subjects looking for flowers to capture. The lighting is supurb. The oog bg looks like an "Old Master's" canvas bg. SWEET. Didn't notice the oof blade of grass until i scrolled down, and I agree with the commentor. My eye was drawn to the oof spout between your two subjects middle bg. I'd be tempted to retouch that out. But it is still a

of a capture Wayne.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 22, 2010 at 10:59 PM

Wayne: My kind of lighting as well. Just off the charts fantastic IMO. Another great find and superb capture. >=))>

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