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Survival of the fittest
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Survival of the fittest

by Todd Bielby

Gallery: FloraPosted July 25, 201152 views9 comments
Its amazing to me how threes are able to survival without soil. Just to see trees growing from rock i just scratch my head in wonder. Taken at Gooseberry Falls MN.
7D
f22
10mm
2.5 sec

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 25, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Good choice for black and white, Todd.

I like the diagonal lines in this composition.

Regards,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 25, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Todd, Amazing use of the tree roots as the foreground to draw the viewer in. Great work composing this as well to avoid the merge of the trunk with the waterfall.

I'd guess water needs to be whiter - on my monitor its tough to figure out that a river is flowing there. Making that flow a bit more whiter might help but don't take my word as final on it though.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 25, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Todd: Well seen and captured. A really fine conversion as well. 2 thumbs up! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 25, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Great use of a wide angle lens Todd. Exceptionally fine composition for my tastes. Superb conversion as well. Outstanding photography. Love the mood.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 26, 2011 at 3:26 AM
Very well though out shot Todd & nice use for the wide lens :toast:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Todd Bielby on July 26, 2011 at 5:43 AM
Hi Ram, yeah I kinda thought the same thing about the river in the background. Its kinda hard to see one because its black and white another because the wide angle lens makes it seem so far away. I have another version with the river being more white but it still lacks detail in the river because of the wide angle.
Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 26, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Now that's what I'm talking about! :smile: Good comp and great conversion. I don't personally have a struggle identifying the river, as it is a natural progression from the falls. :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 26, 2011 at 9:19 PM
A very effective conversion and excellent tones throughout. I also like the contrast in the conversion. The comp is very well done, too.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Really great root composition drawing one into the image Todd, also a wonderful subject for a well done conversion. Good work.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments