Pink Profusion

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 2015285 views19 comments

I had just finish a backpack in NH's White Mountains and was heading home when I spotted this field of lupine. Based upon the field's orientation, it looked like AM light would be better than afternoon. I checked my map and figured the sun would rise roughly behingd the field. The forecast for the next AM looked ify as rain was coming in. I decided to spend the night in my car so I could be in the field for sunrise. The pre-rain sky was fantastic and well worth the change in plans. I stacked several focal slices to keep flowers sharp. Great dynamic range in the RAW file allowed a lot of flexibility in processing.

Nikon 810, ISO 800, f11

Clearly my spelling needs some special attention!

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19 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 29, 2015 at 2:44 AM

This turned out nicely. The different shapes of the flower stalks add character.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on June 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM

Beautiful image, Harry!

Some very lovely light there. Loved the way the clouds sort of mimic the flowers in the FG in terms of colour and pattern.

Regards,

Bala

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Comment posted by Hillary Younger on June 29, 2015 at 11:36 AM

Nicely stacked - I really like the crisp flower detail.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 29, 2015 at 12:12 PM

This is great Harry, with the close coordination of colors between the lupines and the sky. The shapes in the flower stalks add lots of additional interest and dynamism.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM

Beautiful flowers and sweet light.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 29, 2015 at 3:23 PM

Looks like your visualization for this image payed off, Harry. Love the in you face explosion of color and the sky is very complimentary. The detail in the stack looks perfect. Nice work as always.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on June 29, 2015 at 4:13 PM

The pink in the flowers and in the sky is just perfect. This is great on many levels. Nice job with the stack also, I can imagine that to have been a nasty process, unless you were granted a completely windless moment.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 29, 2015 at 6:25 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Mark & Tony - This is my Bristlecone Pine I guess sad BW on its way!

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on June 30, 2015 at 1:06 AM

It was worth passing the the night in the car. I like those lupines in FG that look to say "Eh watch the sky we have the same dress" . Very nice details kept by a very well done stacking.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on June 30, 2015 at 1:27 AM

Looks good Harry. I have no suggestions. The wavy flowers remind me of pink cobras dancing upwards.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 30, 2015 at 2:04 AM

Fantastic job keeping all the flowers sharp, lovely colors and I like the dancing movement of the flowers. Gorgeous! Hope you got some rest the next day!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 30, 2015 at 8:06 PM

Hi Harry, This is very nice! I love the light and colors in this and an excellent composition too. Nice work on the focus stacking keeping those flowers nice and sharp. Good Work!!

Nick Bristol Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Andrew Morrill on July 1, 2015 at 6:15 PM

Wow - really great shot Harry. The matching colors in the sky and flowers is very nice - also very sharp and great tonal range. Great planning and congrats!

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on July 2, 2015 at 7:49 PM

Very nice light in the sky. I also love the blooms and how they match the sky. Compositionally, the lack of separation between the blooms and the treeline behind is a minor nit. Do you have any frames where you shot from a higher angle than this? Well done overall!

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on July 4, 2015 at 6:21 PM

Your focus stacking is top notch, very well seen and executed....

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 9, 2015 at 10:08 PM

Hi Harry crying Excellent photography!!... Congrats on the WP devil

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 9, 2015 at 11:43 PM

Beautiful display of lupines Harry. The light is certainly superb.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 10, 2015 at 3:28 AM

Congrats Harry on the WP

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 11, 2015 at 1:53 AM

What great pink Harry! Nice marriage of sky and flowers.

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