Sierra Grasses

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 7, 2017243 views8 comments

Thank you for your comments on my earlier post! I made this the other day when Lon and I were wandering around the Foothills near Columbia.

Nikon D-711
Nikkor 18-140mm @ 50mm
ISO 100, 1/30 @ f-16
The usual TK Masks.

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

--P

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on March 7, 2017 at 9:07 PM

This is a type of photo that would be nice as a part of a series; 3 or 4 intimate shots of various vegetation that highlight the lines and forms of each. It would make a nice set of abstracts. While individually muted, together a series would tell a bigger story.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 7, 2017 at 9:14 PM

I find this image soothing and "comfortable" (a word that came to mind when viewing an intimate grassland image by Lon), but in addition, this one has a dynamic feel, with the curved diagonals moving my eye through the image. Another factor that brings life to this is the presence of the green grass behind last year's growth. It provides a nice contrast to emphasize the directional flow of the image.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on March 7, 2017 at 9:19 PM

Excellent grass abstract, Preston. Well seen. Agree with Wayne that the direction of the grass gives it a very dynamic feel. This is indeed the sort of image that needs to be viewed large to fully appreciate. Too bad your uploaded file is less than the max size.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 7, 2017 at 9:25 PM

Real nice grass abstract. I would not mind seeing the red saturation boosted a bit. I concur with Dave's comment about image size. It would be nice to see your large images larger.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 7, 2017 at 11:13 PM

Preston,

This came out quite nice. I really like that you isolated the patterns, diagonals and even the curves in the LRC. In fact, that small sweeping curve of grasses in that corner is key to the success of the image, IMHO. The emerging spring greens are just visible, adding a nice element to this graceful, intimate capture.

I have no nits. I like the colors, sat and processing as presented. Well done sir!

Lon

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 8, 2017 at 10:23 AM

The details and sense of movement look good here, Preston. Nice find while "wandering around".

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 9, 2017 at 1:19 AM

I'm glad you are facinated with grass. It is really helping to expand the way I look at and interpret the small things around me. It also forces me to look closely at this image to see what drew you to this particular section of grass. I love the swirl in the bottom right, as if non-conforming is fashionable.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM

Preston, there is a most appealing kind of flow in these textures for me. I also appreciate the subtlety of your presentation a lot.

Peter

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