Lily Lines

The light is well handled and the lilies almost abstract. The blue sky is pretty . . . blank . . . though. I wonder if there was a lily comp that had less of it and more lilies.

The first thing I noticed is that you kept the trees nice and straight. With a wide angle shot, that isn't always the case. You've done a nice job with the exposure blend, it looks very natural. I just wish there was something more dominant in the foreground.

A real nice image overall. The upper portion is nice, and well captured, but pretty basic. The foreground is terrific! Amazing colors and details in there.

Chris

Nice shot, particularly the foreground (though it's a bit dark on my monitor). I've considered a trip up to the same wilderness area from time to time but haven't found a good excuse to go yet. The lilies look quite appealing though as subject matter.

Jonathan,

I'm sure you can attest to how difficult it is strolling around a large field of corn lilies trying to find a composition - it ain't easy. I think you've done well with this capture and I do see the lines in the field of plants - pulling the eye in to the frame. I would agree with others though that there just seems to be something missing. The background forest and sky doesn't add much other than making this a nice vertical landscape. I'm wondering if you captured anything with just the corn lily?

Nicely captured and processed - just missing a little something to keep the viewer engaged.

Lon

With all the green it becomes difficult to follow the lines or pick up on the variation in tones. I believe the dark ground below the corn lilies and their considerable spacing nearest you were considerable advantages in your effort to generate some structure in your foreground. When I get to the background, I would prefer some of the trees were lit too. That could add interest in the absence of clouds in the sky.

Thanks for the comments. We had backpacked into this location the day before and did not arrive until after dark. Not having had any time to scout the night before, I took what I could get.

Thanks again,

Jonathan Heywood,
Eastern Sierra