Spring Bouquet

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 17, 2013622 views14 comments

It's been a long time since I have posted on NPN and even longer since I have posted on M&N. Lots of great work posted here as usual and I enjoy taking a peek although that hasn't been much either.

I really wish this site would come up with the times though and allow image sizes bigger than 300kb. Having to deal with that here and no where else becomes a pain.

Anyway, this is an image from this spring in the Hood River Valley with wildflowers, the valley and Mt Hood. Thanks in advance for all feedback.

5D MKII
24-70L @ 42
f/16
1/8 sec
ISO 400
Processing: Two shot blend for depth of field sharpness and working the mountain size to what it looked like to the eye. And a few other tweaks with color, cleaning up contrails, etc.

Update: I forgot to add the link to the larger image. Just click on purchase print which will take you directly to the larger image if you want to view. I feel that I should be able to add that link to NPN after I post an image yet it does not allow that either unfortunately.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 18, 2013 at 12:32 AM

Great color and a fine comp with good depth. The sky looks a little too cyan on my monitor, but that could either be my monitor or the deeper blue skies I'm used to in Colorado.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 18, 2013 at 10:50 AM

A very attractive shot. Colors of the flowers are great as well as the clouds. I guess it depends what you are trying to emphasize, the mountain or the flowers, but as I look at this my eye is drawn to the mountain. If I move it so the blue sky is cropped away, my eye is drawn more to the flowers that then leads the eye to the mountain. But that just may be me. Whatever, a beautiful shot, one I wish I had taken.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 18, 2013 at 2:50 PM

Lovely landscape Adrian, plenty to take in. The near, middle and far ground all give the photo great depth.

Gary.

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on June 18, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Good shot sweet valley! I have the same gripe with this site .

Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on June 19, 2013 at 12:23 AM

Adrian,

I like the darker separation between the FG and the BG. I wish you have posted the biger images as well the 1200 pixel for details.
Mo

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments

Comment posted by Adrian Klein on June 19, 2013 at 9:55 AM

Thanks folks for the comments and feedback.

Morris, my monitor is calibrated and I am not noticing any cyan tint in the sky. I am on FF browser as well.

Allen, I see what you mean yet I feel taking away the blue sky would bring the mountain too close to the top of the image. And personally I like the blue to contrast the rest of the warm scene.

Mo, please click on the purchase print link to view bigger. I had forgot to add the larger view before posting and unfortunately this site does not allow me to add after the fact which I feel should be changed.

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on June 20, 2013 at 1:18 AM

Magic conditions and a good find. The comp is nice but the colors seem too strong.

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Comment posted by Brad Strong on June 20, 2013 at 11:43 AM

Very pretty. I would brighten the flowers a bit since they make up half of the image. I'd play with the orange, yellow, and red color luminosity sliders in LR to just make the flowers pop a little more.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 25, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Beautiful landscape. I don't think it could be much improved.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Congrats on the WP! Great shot!

D&L

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 27, 2013 at 12:10 AM

Exquisite light on a beautiful scene well-captured.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 27, 2013 at 4:31 AM

Such a beautiful image ! Many congratulations on the WP !!

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on June 27, 2013 at 10:25 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments and constructive feedback. Very nice to have been chosen as Weekly Pick!

Registered on June 10, 2007, 112 Posts, 1506 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 29, 2013 at 9:20 AM

Hi Adrian, This is one beautiful image! I really enjoy the wonderful mood of this. I like it just as you have it here.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments