Life on the Crack

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 10, 2011164 views8 comments

I've had an image like this in mind for awhile.....a wildflower with moving water as a bg. Not sure if this works but I found this guy in a small, rocky canyon in Central Washington a few days ago. Plant Id? Maybe some kind of Balsamroot?
Thanks for looking.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 11, 2011 at 12:20 AM

Bruce: Great scene and I think you have the ID correct. I like this a touch better cropped to 4:5 from the bottom. Nice find and a fine capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on September 11, 2011 at 12:57 AM

Very nice Bruce. I like the contrast of the stationary flower and the moving water. The crop would work, but I like it as is.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 11, 2011 at 2:16 AM

Very ethereal Bruce. I like the smoky water in the background and clarity in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 11, 2011 at 12:20 PM

I like this one, Bruce. I might be tempted to crop from the top to eliminate the goldedn highlights on the rock. Additionally, I might crop from the bottom to put more emphasis on the flowers. The color is nice, and I like the water.

Nice job!

--P

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on September 11, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Hi Bruce,
This is a beautiful composition it seems to be a volcanic area I really like your choice of exposure.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on September 11, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Nice concept. I would crop some of the rock from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 11, 2011 at 4:09 PM

I like the concept of the very static rocks, the somewhat static flower, and the totally unstatic water combined in one frame. You've to it all. Could see maybe cropping the background rock off the and some gray rock off the bottom to make it a less busy composition with a strong rule of thirds element in the flower.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 12, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Excellent rendition of this shot. I like your comp, and I like Bill's crop suggestion. (He does know flowers.

) It brings more prominence to the flower. Well, I just read the other comments, and it seems like most agree.

This will make a very nice large print!

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