Pokin Through the Green

Gallery: FloraPosted May 17, 201031 views6 comments

Along the banks of the Baker River in the North Cascades there is life in almost every square inch that your eyes rest. Most of this celebratory life is shaded in greens. Occasionally another color chimes in with its celebration. In this case it is the Buttercup.

SONY a900
Minolta 200mm F4 macro
CPL
ISO 200
F8 @ 1/100"

Tim
Concrete, WA

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 18, 2010 at 2:30 AM

Yes it does look like just poking out of the green haze in the background. Good color contrast.

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on May 18, 2010 at 6:29 AM

Beautiful moody capture Tim. The bright subject pops against the darker greenery. Some may coment about the second unfurling bud, but I like it. I can see this image flipped horizontally so that oyur main subject is on the left (we read from left to right) and that second little blossom leads your eye out of the image. It has more potential as a lead out support character than a lead in point. Just MHO. The capture is great.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 18, 2010 at 7:04 AM

Very nice indeed Tim, I really like the way the yellows and greens complement each other. Well done.
John

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 18, 2010 at 10:06 PM

Tim, nice detail and color in the open flower to the right. Looks great against those greens. I'm not exactly connecting though with the overall comp. Maybe if there was a bit more room on the left, and if the two buttercups were a tad more diagonal. Just me thinking; take it for what its worth.

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 19, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Well captured Tim, I like how the flower stands out against the green bg

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 21, 2010 at 10:46 AM

Tim: Good plane of focus and DOF management and I like the colors. I'm going to tag on to suggestions by Steve regarding the flip and Philip regarding the placement of the elements in the frame. One thing I love about the 200 is the tripod collar and the ability to spin the lens for more effective composition. I would probably have placed the main flower and bud more in the corners. Play around with that on your upcoming sessions. >=))>

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