Desert Dreams

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 25, 2011370 views27 comments

An abstract image of an agave plant taken here in Phoenix a couple weekends back. I've already made a couple small prints of this image and it has come out extremely well...I hope you all like it.

Michael

5DMK2
70-200 F/2.8
Single exposure, no blending, no filters
processed in ACR + CS4

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 25, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Wonderful patterns and I like that the center of the plant is lighter than the surrounding areas, making it look like it's glowing.

Guy

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 25, 2011 at 1:33 PM

This is very nice, Michael. The shadows and light look great, and the patterns are wonderful. Bet the prints do look good. Really nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jerry Greer on April 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM

NICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCE! Love the patterns here!

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on April 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Splendid study in abstract!

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on April 25, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Beautiful shot Michael. Love the details.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on April 25, 2011 at 3:03 PM

This is about as good as it gets, Michael. Amazing luminosity, light and composition. I'd love to see a big print of this one.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM

I'm loving this Michael! Excellent comp and exposure, and the lighting draws me in. Great image!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 25, 2011 at 3:14 PM

Truly a striking abstract. Very well done. Such a perfect and clean Agave must be a rarity. Glad you saw it.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on April 25, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Yep...very cool. I've been hunting around here for some plants to shoot. Fun :)

aF

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM

I like the abstract. Great combo of patterns, color and shape.

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on April 25, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Wow, this is REALLY cool! My immediate thought when first seeing it was "wow this would make a nice print".

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on April 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM

Ahhh, Fibonacci. This is superb.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 25, 2011 at 7:53 PM

Beautiful and enticing abstract Michael. I love the contrast, the white lines, and bright center. Well seen and captured!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 25, 2011 at 9:00 PM

Beautiful colors and patterns!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 25, 2011 at 10:04 PM

Cool!

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Comment posted by dean hebert on April 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM

I like your framing and the sweep of the leaves!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on April 25, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Man that's cool stuff. I can get lost in all those lines.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 25, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Pretty sweet, Michael! I don't know if I could pull it off as well as you have here. Nice to find a flawless specimen to work with too.

Chris

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 26, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Great comp Michael! My first thought was 'I bet this would look stunning in B&W'.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 26, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Agaves and corn-lilllies have to be photographers best friends

This is extremely cool--the light makes this special! I also like a square crop of the bottom portion.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on April 26, 2011 at 10:24 AM

Really nice study on color, texture, & study.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on April 26, 2011 at 11:07 AM

Wow, terrific work here Michael. Lovely patterns and love the light play in this one

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Comment posted by Mark Hespenheide on April 26, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Very nice, Michael. Very nice indeed. Agave are a personal favorite, and this one is done very well. For as simple as they can seem to be, and as common as the plant can be across the southwest, it's hard to make a great shot of one.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on April 26, 2011 at 2:46 PM

It's a nice change to see things like this in the forum here. The green is so inviting!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on April 27, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Thanks everyone for their comments. I am glad everybody seems to like the image, @ Scott - thanks for the B & W suggestion. I hadn't thought of that.

Michael

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Comment posted by Cory Freeman on April 27, 2011 at 7:09 PM

piercing detail! ;)

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on April 27, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Wonderful abstract Michael, really a treat to look at. Well seen.

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