Veratrum (my take)

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 6, 2010135 views18 comments

Hello guys and girls!

That's my take on the photogenic Veratrum Album. I was out last weekend on short trek just to get my blood pumping and to do a little bit of scouting. On the way back, I stumbled upon a small group of these lovely plants. Didn't have my tripod with me, so this is was handheld at f4 and iso800. I'll return this weekend to do some proper photography if the conditions will allow (I think it was the first time I left my tripod behind. It will never happen again

).

Thanks for looking. Ok, now off to do some commenting. I'm way behind.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 6, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Your take looks good to me - can't wait to see it on a decent monitor when I get home. Really like the comp here, and the beautiful shapes and curves.

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Comment posted by Mike Horn on May 6, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Silky smooth Dorin, really like the bw treatment. Lovely comp, really nicely done.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on May 6, 2010 at 1:33 PM

Hi, mate! good to see you´re back. no need to say that I dig these scenes, right? love the smoothness here and framing, lines as well. great piece work.....

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on May 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Smooth, clean and very beautiful. Top quality, Dorin.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 6, 2010 at 2:20 PM

Looks good at f4. Who needs a tripod, right

. Shape, form and B&W, real nice treatment.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on May 6, 2010 at 5:19 PM

This is really smooth and like Mike Horn said "silky" as well. Almost like a soft serve ice cream cone.
Nice conversion and execution.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on May 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Nicely composed and great tones, Dorin. The b&w really works well here.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 6, 2010 at 7:12 PM

I like the dark shapes. Really draws you in.
Great work!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on May 6, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Very nice. I like the soft black and white tones.

- Dan

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on May 6, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Beautiful! Looks good to me, too. Great tones and lines. The thumbnail does it no justice.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 7, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Excellent, Dorin. There must be something magic about these plants. There are no bad pictures of them. Every shot is a winner. Even hand-held, they turn out well.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 7, 2010 at 4:21 AM

very good dorin. i only wish, as you i'm sure, for absolute sharpness ... the one or two leaves creep towards softness at their ends. so, look forward to seeing the results with the tripod!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on May 7, 2010 at 6:52 AM

Lovely, really liek the soft b&w tones here. A very peacefull image!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 7, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Love it! The comp, light, and processing is spot on for me. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 7, 2010 at 9:39 AM

I love the silvery tones Dorin. Excellent lines as well.

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Comment posted by Jesse Speer on May 7, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Wonderfully soft b/w treatment. I love it.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Great lines, tones, and light!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 7, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Now thats the way to do it--get rid of the vibrant greens and go for pure light and lines!

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