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WC 570 - winter grass II
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WC 570 - winter grass II

by Rob Graham

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 8, 20131,042 views5 comments
Another scene with backlit winter grasses. I saw this sunbeam shining through the far trees and quickly captured a few images before it disappeared. The grasses really glowed. I had some trouble deciding how to tone the image, but I think the colors are about right, but would appreciate any input. 7D, ISO 400, f/11, 1/160, 300mm, partial crop.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on February 8, 2013 at 2:53 PM
Love the way the sun backlights these grasses and the "spotlight" beam from the sun. I think the color works good for this, giving it a nice warm feel. My one suggestion would be to crop out most, if not all, of the sky visible behind the trees. The brightness and vertical trees pull your attention away from the delicate, spotlit, vertical grasses. Very heavenly feel to this. :smile: Great find, Rob!
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 8, 2013 at 5:22 PM
This is really cool. I like the way you handled everything. I am undecided whether I would crop down to just above the tallest highlighted seed head. Not sure the branch tangles add anything. Love how the tree trunks show through in the light shaft.
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on February 8, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Wow, those seed heads really lit up! and the beam of sunlight through the thick atmosphere creates another great effect.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on February 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Great find :smile: I like the colors and your composition as it is. The trees look like a very typical Kansas hedgerow. IMHO you need the trees left in the image to show where the beam of light is coming from. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 11, 2013 at 12:47 PM
That's a neat spotlight, Rob and it really lest those grasses shine. The golden colors feel right to me. I like this as is, but also see merit in Carolyn's suggestion. In fact if you go that route, I'd suggest including a small crop from the bottom to make a square with the sunbeam running corner-to-corner.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments