Rainforest Fern

Gallery: FloraPosted September 15, 201026 views5 comments

This image came from the Hoh Rainforest last month. What attracted me was the textures of the fern and the log, as well as the contrast of the bright green with the chocolate brown. Comments appreciated.

D200, 24-70 f/2.8 @ 70 mm, 1/10 sec @ f/5.6, 3 image stack (for focus).

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on September 15, 2010 at 6:48 PM

I really like this. The log makes a great backdrop for the fern. So much so that an even more intimate shot that excluded the bits of ground would have worked just fine too. Great textures and detail.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 15, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Love the texture and detail on the fern Matthew. This is such a great environmental shot. Was going to suggest a crop from the left but the more I think about it, the more I think that space is needed to balance all of the wonderful detail on the left side of the image.

Good job.

Carol

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 15, 2010 at 9:53 PM

I like photos like this with a strong natural backdrop

. Without being there, its easy to give suggestions, so bearing that in mind, and if conditions permitted, I'd have gone for a vertical frame here.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Love the textures and colors Matthew. While I like the trunk the fern is the main attraction for me and I agree with Ram about a crop to vertical. Beautiful image as posted.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 16, 2010 at 8:42 PM

The comp, color, and light all combine to make for an excellent shot.

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