Roxborough's Bounty

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 7, 2010307 views19 comments

This was taken with Stan Rose the same morning as his last post. He already filled you in on what great conditions we had between the sunrise and the lupine bloom, but he didn't mention that he made the call that conditions would likely be excellent at sunrise because of his knowledge as a weatherman. He was dead on with his forecast and I wish I could consult with him before every shoot!

Thanks Stan!

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on July 7, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Pretty scene Morris. The light here is really nice and the clouds are spectacular. Your composition is well balanced and clean, while the fg lupines are clear and sharp. My only small nit is it looks like there is a bit of sihouetting on the top of the left hill - probably from the blend. I hope this helps. Thanks for sharing.

Michael

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on July 7, 2010 at 8:12 PM

Just beautiful Morris. Very nicely balanced scene and beautiful skies.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on July 7, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Brilliant Morris! Great comp, light, and colors. I need to start checking in with Stan before my shoots for results like this!! Awesome capture.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on July 7, 2010 at 8:26 PM

The clouds are lovely, and I like the way they kind of mirror the line of the horizon. Honestly, the flowers don't really knock my socks off or anything, but I do very much like the way you've arranged the foreground and mid-ground with receding layers of lupine and different colors of grass.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 7, 2010 at 8:51 PM

great scene - love the flowers and perspective. the upper left vignetting bugs me just a little..but still a very cool shot.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 7, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Awesome scene Morris. I like the verticle comp here but more importantly the sky is awesome as are the foreground flowers.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 7, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Never hurts to include a meteorologist in your outing, even if they don't always get it right

Really a lovely scene with a great combo of elements. My only thought is that the middle areas seem a bit bright relative to the rest of the scene.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2010 at 9:51 PM

Thanks so much everyone for your comments.
Tony, thanks and you got that right about having a meteorologist with you. And the diagonal line of lighter grasses had sunlight streaming across them, but I do probably need to pull back the hill on the left somewhat.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 8, 2010 at 8:22 AM

What a great scene Morris. Your comp is excellent and the scenery is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 8, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Fantastic, love those colours both on the ground in in the sky! Looks like a great morning for photography!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 8, 2010 at 12:11 PM

as lovely as stan's shot! from my memory, your cameras seem to function identically with white balance and colours being the same! all working well here. the blend is a little noticeable but that's easy enough to fix.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on July 8, 2010 at 1:05 PM

Lovely scene Morris, excellent composition. I agree with Tony, middle area needs some work just a little to bright. Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on July 8, 2010 at 5:12 PM

A beautiful scene Morris, and I love the backlighting on those lupine. The sky is a knockout.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM

It sure didn't hurt to bring the meteoroligist along, Morris.

I love the sky and the lupines make for a wonderful FG element.

Ed

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Fantastic sky, lovely scene and great lighting. What more could you ask for? Print it big and hang it in a prominent space.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 8, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Morris,

Fantastic combination of Earth and Sky. Can't find any faults here or offer any suggestions. Simply a beautiful landscape.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on July 8, 2010 at 9:36 PM

very nice, morris!! killer sky you got here, and the flowers are a nice addition too. I kind of agree with Tony, Ifind the mid areas a bit bright but that´s really a small issue. this is very cool!!!! great work/capture my friend!!

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 8, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Sounds like you had quite an advantage with a weatherman at your side. I could use that quite often as well. Beautiful shot for sure, but my only critique would be the horizon and your blend. The black line on the edge is quite unnatural. If you managed to take 3 exposures this could be fixed by averaging them...

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 9, 2010 at 3:08 AM

Actually, i was hoping for the clouds more on the west horizon than the east, but i aint complaining (cloud forecasting is a tricky biz!). This is great, wish i had gotten a vertical with a cleaner fg like this. I really dont see any blend issues, the dark line at top is just the trees. You processed it slighly brighter than me, but thats just because i prefer dark images. A great shoot, and a great shot!

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