Crocus In A Crevice

Gallery: FloraPosted March 15, 20151,116 views10 comments

I sure liked the setting of this little group of crocus and chose a higher angle and deeper dof. I did make some leafy detritus disappear from the right lower corner and used NIK to even out a bright spot on the rock in the upper left.

D750, 105 micro, circ. pol.; f8, 1/20, ISO 320 under a thin, bright overcast sky.

Thanks for your thoughts on this one.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 15, 2015 at 5:33 PM

I like the dof AND the setting… the spot-on sharpness of the bellowing blooms makes this pot …oh…and the colors… special mix of life in the crocos and deadness in the rocks.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 16, 2015 at 9:52 PM

Beautiful crocuses nicely placed in juxtaposition with the rock face. The strong lines of the crack lead the eye right to the blossoms. I believe I would lose the partial spent blossom and the green grass in the LRC.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on March 16, 2015 at 11:42 PM

They seem to be reaching out, like hatchlings in a nest! Very well seen!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 17, 2015 at 6:48 AM

What a delightful scene, Catherine !! You've caught the flowers in perfect light with a strong sense of their insistence on surviving amongst the rockery. I don't mind the greenery at all !!!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 17, 2015 at 6:08 PM

Just a note on the greenery: it's the foliage of the crocus plant. I wish there had been a few sprigs on the upper side for balance in the comp, but there you have it.
Thanks to Alberto for defining for me the attraction to this comp. I just couldn't come up with the words for the comparison.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 17, 2015 at 10:39 PM

Catherine: Beautiful bunch and a fine comp. I would definitely make the debris on the rock go away and I might crop some from the ULC. to tighten up on the blooms a bit. I like the greenery. I'm still jealous

. >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM

Dear Catherine here are again your beloved crocuses that are always beautiful. What do you think about cloning the yellow/red spot in the left, near the flowers?

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 18, 2015 at 9:12 PM

Wonderful image Catherine. I agree with those that want the spent bloom gone. I'm fine with the grass. Beautiful color and comp.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 21, 2015 at 9:59 AM

These little ones poking out of the crevice are amazingly cute, Catherine, sure has me wishing for a larger view. I think the crocus leaves in the lower right add a lot to this view, which has me wondering about a square crop.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 21, 2015 at 10:27 PM

A different and beautiful crocus image. I like the perspective and the environment. The green leaves add interest.

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