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The Mighty Have Fallen +R
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The Mighty Have Fallen +R

by Bob Duff

Gallery: FloraPosted January 9, 2012200 views16 comments
A gunnera leaf after the frost. These huge plants with leaf spans up to 6-7 feet stand tall and strong throughout the summer months come rain, wind, whatever. However, when frost hits. Down they come. I've had this plant in the garden for approx 8 years and with a insulated box to cover it through the winter it keeps coming back bigger than ever.
This might not appeal to all but i like the "grunge" texture of the fallen mighty.

Canon 5D MkII 70-200 f4 @93mm.

Comments

16 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on January 9, 2012 at 1:25 PM
What wonderful texture you captured in this photo, Bob! I know these plants and find this an interesting view of one of the stages of its life. The frost really helps bring out the texture. The cool coloring also works well with this.
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 9, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Bob

What an interesting subject. The texture look really good and the image has an aged ancient feel to it. It reminds me a lot of the winning B&W photo at the Vielio Nature photography exhibition I just attended. Would like to see a BW convertion on this.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Fantastic capture, I love all those frost kissed edges and crinkles and folds. Beautifully processed and seen. So much depth and mood to this image.Great work Bob ! Cheers :wavey:
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 9, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Count me among those that love this! The textures and details are stuff to make me smile. The slight colors and frost give this an almost metalic sculpture look. If I had one very v...ery...minor quib ...it is so tightly cropped on top. I want to see those converging lines conclude at the stem. Wonderful shot and presentation!
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Still something noble in its ruin. The blues work so well with the frost and texture. Kudos.
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on January 9, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Here's a B&W version
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 9, 2012 at 7:21 PM
Some outstanding texture and folds there, Bob. Between the two versions, I seem to like the original one - the metallic feel to the photo seems to be a lot better there in my opinion. :toast:
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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 9, 2012 at 8:53 PM
I like the starkness and textures of both images, but I also like the beautiful earth tone colors of the original. The more I stare at it, the more artistic I find it.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 9, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Love the B&W!
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 9, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Bob: What a great subject and a superb capture. I do prefer the original color but the B&W is excellent as well. I like your comp here but what struck me immediately is how cool a full frame abstract with just the leaf folds would look. Very nice work. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 10, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Bob:

Thanks for posting the B&W version. I like to see a little more tonal range and slightly brightening the image. Bill's suggestion of a tighter crop with just the leaf to make this into an abstract is a very good one.

The Veolia image I referred to can be view here.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 10, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Bob, the texture is delightful and the "grunge" looks works really well. Great job of seeing and processing. I much prefer all the subtle colors over the b&w version.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Hard to choose between the B/W and the colored version. So I won't! I like both for the texture and the ancient look in both photos.
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 12, 2012 at 5:55 AM
I love the colors and feel of the original post. It looks like a shot from a movie.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 12, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Hi Bob :wavey: Love both versions, but the first one wins the cake. The colors and the detail of the texture is remarkable :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Hali Sowle on January 21, 2012 at 9:14 PM
What a great subject and with a very cool look to it. I like the color version for its subtlies in color but the b&w is really nice too.
Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments