Lodgepole Pine

Gallery: FloraPosted January 2, 2013177 views16 comments

I would like to wish all of you a happy and health new year.

Image taken on Christmas Day. Lodgepole Pine ‘Chief Joseph’. It looks like a golden flower in the snow.

D90, 28-105mm, f/4.5, 1/125, ISO 200, +1 EV, CPL, 90% of full frame.

All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 2, 2013 at 7:56 AM

It does look like a gold flower. I like this, Yun. The contrasting blue in the snow is perfect as well for the background. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 2, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Very nice. I like the contrast between the warm yellow (gold) and the cool blue. Well composed. I like how the branch emerges from under the snow and how the semitransparent snow covers part of the needles. And the snow in the center adds to it. Simple subject well captured.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 2, 2013 at 9:31 AM

Yun: Most excellent. I especially like your exposure of the snow and how you maintained the texture. This kind of lighting is one of my favorites as well. Happy New Year to you; you're off to a great start. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 2, 2013 at 9:51 AM

The yellow on blue is striking. What a wonderful look at this snow covered branch tip. Well seen!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 2, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Excellent color and clarity. Beautifully seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 2, 2013 at 12:35 PM

I really like the striking yellow against the blue! Nice find!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 2, 2013 at 8:22 PM

I like the blue and yellow in this as well as the textural detail. No nits or suggestion on my part.

pat

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on January 2, 2013 at 8:46 PM

This is quite an eye-catching image! I like the lighting in this and how it helps give a golden glow to the already gold pine needles. Nice comp, good details and great color combo. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 2, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Yun - Great use of complementary colors here. What a superb subject and the snow makes for a nice textured backdrop.

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on January 6, 2013 at 10:01 AM

Brilliant subject, very well handled.

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on January 7, 2013 at 12:23 AM

Outstanding detail and just the right DOF and focus point. The blue & gold color combination never fails.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 9, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Different and unique!
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 9, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Many congratulations on the WP, Yun ! A very fine image - superbly lit and with great colour and detail.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 9, 2013 at 1:36 PM

Beautiful. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 10, 2013 at 12:10 AM

Thanks for the WP and thank you, everyone, for your kind comments, encouragement and time. It is great to find people who share the same passion with me.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 10, 2013 at 9:43 PM

Hello Yun

I had a very bad flu during the holidays, and did not comment for more than a week,. you captured the pine needles and snow amazingly well. , congrats on a well deserved WP

Albert Darmo

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