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Arizona Wild Things

by David Sparks

Gallery: FloraPosted May 23, 201061 views8 comments
Photo taken March 29, 2010 at a park near Tucson (I've forgotten the name of the park).
D300, Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6, tripod
ISO 200, 1/100 sec at f/14, 13mm
Exposure and brightness adjustments using the graduated filter tool in LR2.
Comments and suggestions most welcome

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Laura Stafford on May 23, 2010 at 11:42 AM
I like your composition very much. The foreground of flowers leading you into the scene. Nice sky too. Great job. I live in Tucson, so I think this might be Saguaro National Park. Great photo.

Laura Stafford
Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 23, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Love that yellow path that leads to the mountain Mike. Strong comp, complementary color, wonderful clouds. Beautiful image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 23, 2010 at 2:43 PM
David: Great scene and a very effective comp. 2 thumbs up! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 23, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Nice capture, particularly the composition. I know LR2 doesn't allow you to apply the graduated filter selectively (aside from where the grad line falls), but you could try using the brush to paint a bit more exposure back onto the top of the saguaro on the left . . . it's a tad dark given the effect of the grad on the sky.
Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 23, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Great composition and capture David. Great job.
Bob :wavey:
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on May 23, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Lots of great stuff here with the sky and mountains providing a great backdrop for the plants, large and small. Wonderful, the way the perspective makes the flowers get more and more dense as they lead you into the distance.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 24, 2010 at 5:31 PM
Beautiful scene and great composition, I really like the sky :toast:
Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 25, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Sweet image David. Really nice comp. I like how the cacti lead my eye into the landscape. :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments