Yellow Flowers and Trees

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 30, 2013251 views12 comments

A different kind of beach shot. October is my favorite month on the beach. Everything is blooming like crazy and it's beautiful. This is just a more wooded area of the beach on Santa Rosa Island, part of Gulf Islands National Seashore.

A LARGE version is available for better detail.

D2x w/ 35-70 @ 38mm
1/25 @ f/11 - MLU and remote release
100 ISO
No filters
Capture One 6, CS4

Thanks for looking and leaving a comment/critique.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on October 31, 2013 at 2:09 AM

Nice to have flowers this time of year Bill; we don't have many. I also like the variety of color in the image.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 31, 2013 at 6:18 AM

This has a very nice feel to it Bill, soft colors, warm light, and as always, presented beautifully. Definitely like the mood. Excellent work.
John

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 31, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Great light here, Bill. The light hitting everything here is especially nice. Wonderful collection of colors also. I see a neat pano take on this one too. Maybe cropping down to the top of the broken tree on the right. It would not cut into the top on the FG left plants either. Just a thought for another look.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 31, 2013 at 3:06 PM

Thanks for a beach view like I have never seen before, Bill. Apparently these beautiful colors are often overlooked, as I don't recall seeing this kind of scene before. I like the warn feeling of the Sun on the plants, which to me just feels like a nice touch of heat on a cool day (although I have no idea what the temperature may have been).

P.S. Speaking of temperatures, I recall that you wished for some of our northern fall colors in a comment this week. Be careful what you wish for -- the temperature here a couple nights ago was in the teens. I don't know how you get to the islands where you live, but soon we will be walking across the lakes to get to them up here.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 31, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Wonderful light and beautiful colors. Really a nice mix of all the color and textures. Very nice Bill.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 31, 2013 at 7:07 PM

A nice mix of fall color showcased very nicely with that wonderful light, Bill. This is an image I would not usually associate with the beach. I could also see this as a pano with a crop of the sky. Either way this is a beautiful image.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 31, 2013 at 8:37 PM

You don't miss a thing, Bill. Had no idea October was bloom time in Florida.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 1, 2013 at 12:03 AM

I really like the light and color here Bill. Everything is brown here now with winter approaching quickly. Morning temps in the 30's.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on November 1, 2013 at 10:11 AM

Beautiful colors and light in this Bill with fine textures in the scene. Never seen a fall scene from Florida before. Great job on this.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on November 1, 2013 at 11:37 AM

beautifully composed with rich colors

nice one

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 2, 2013 at 12:57 AM

Allergy season in the deep south! The light sets off this beautifully arranged comp. As I've said many times before, nobody gets the panhandle landscape quite like you, Bill.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 2, 2013 at 1:47 PM

Well Bill, I had no idea much changed in FL, and thanks for posting this well seen image. The colors and detail are top notch in the fall foliage. I am back and forth with keeping the sky in, or taking it out. When I take it out, I concentrate on the scene a bit more, but the blues are nice addition as well. Overall, a sweet shot!

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