Flowering Monkeys

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 1, 2011245 views14 comments

These Monkey Flowers are found in wet areas and what's interesting is that ferns and grasses grow right along with them. I included a log to break up the photo and add some interest.

As always thanks for taking a look. Any critique, opinion or anything else you would like to add would be much appreciated.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM

I like the contrast between the log and the flower colors. I also like the comp. Well seen image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 1, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Very nice Dean. The colors are beautiful and this is very pleasing to look at. Nice work on the comp too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on August 1, 2011 at 3:23 PM

While the beautiful flowers are the show stopper, there would, of course, be no image here without the log. Well seen.
How does sharpness/DOF hold up? It looks like camera movements would have been incredibly useful here.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 1, 2011 at 4:58 PM

Beautiful scene, Dean. Well executed;very nice comp.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM

Perfect light and development, Dean. The diagonal log definitely creates a more dynamic frame here.

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on August 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM

Beautiful flowers, Dean. I find the way the wood directs my eye not to "flow" so well in the image. But, it is still a pleasant photo.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on August 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Very nice scene and I like the comp and colors. The Monkey Flowers we have around here are yellow with sticky leaves, but they're gone now. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on August 1, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Hi Dean - I love this little summer scene. I think the diagonal log adds a nice counterpoint to the vibrant flowers. Really nice work.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on August 1, 2011 at 8:09 PM

delicate flowers, nice colors and great detail all make a very nice shot!

Chris

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on August 1, 2011 at 10:17 PM

Wonderful little intimate of these flowers, Dean. The log works, but only because there are flowers that intersect with it, connecting it with the rest of the scene. Well seen!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on August 2, 2011 at 4:30 PM

this is wonderful Dean

love the light & colors

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 2, 2011 at 6:06 PM

A gorgeous intimate landscape. Great color and light and the comp works quite well, too.

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Comment posted by Svein-Frode on August 3, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Not very original, but still a classic composition executed beautifully. Love the photo. Looks like you've managed to get good overall sharpness too.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on August 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM

I think this is great, Dean. Your composition works perfectly and the vibrant blooms are, of course, wonderfully refreshing.

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