Sunlit Pasture

Gallery: FloraPosted August 23, 201482 views7 comments

"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them."
-A.A. Milne

Camera gear and settings used: NIKON D5000, ƒ/11, 1/500 sec, 32mm, 200 ISO

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 23, 2014 at 9:01 PM

I like what you are trying in this photo, I do think you need to darken the sun some if you can. To me it overwhelms the image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Emily: Nice out of the box shot. I also like this with the sun cropped away completely showing just the strongly backlit FG. Well seen and captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 24, 2014 at 3:44 PM

Nice quote from the Pooh guy.

I agree with Bill. The sun is a bit much.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 24, 2014 at 8:52 PM

Emily - I like the idea you were after. I like the presence of the sun in the frame but if possible I'd have tried to tame it using a GND Filter and showed it as a real circle in the sky.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2014 at 3:57 AM

Now that's a challenge! I think the result is pretty cool. Lots of California sun on a mess of blooming foliage! Refreshingly natural. The sun doesn't get me as much as the clouds/rays, although that, too, is part of the good craziness in this shot. A brave post, Emily. Can't wait to see what you do next!

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 26, 2014 at 6:13 AM

I do agree with Bill on trying a crop Emily, but, I like this as is also. It has a very natural feel to it. Keep them coming, we look forward to more.
Bob & Charly

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Comment posted by Emily Kent on August 26, 2014 at 2:09 PM

Thank you all for the feedback and suggestions! I like the variety of opinion very much - it's good to confuse a photography student now and then!

I will definitely make use of my ND filter next time, thanks Ram. Here is a version with the sun cropped away. Thoughts?

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