Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 1, 20173,332 views4 comments
I was in the mountains in eastern Arizona a couple weeks ago and came across these corn lilies growing close to a stream.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 1, 2017 at 10:36 PM
A wonderful subject for this kind of image, Doug. They strong lines of these always apprealed to me and you caught them well.
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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 2, 2017 at 12:28 AM
These have great lines and twists and lines all through them Doug. Very nice colors and nice lighting.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 2, 2017 at 10:59 AM
These leaves do make a great subject, Doug, with their strong lines and great light/dark variation. While I could see cropping this to focus on the main plant, I find that I really like the effect that the partial leaves on the left add. I think part of why they work well is that they're darker the the main subject. Was that natural or your processing? Either way it's a good effect.
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 2, 2017 at 4:56 PM
Thank you for the comments. When I get to the mountains in Colorado in late July, these plants are generally too tall and even flowering, so I was happy to see younger plant in AZ a few weeks ago.
Mark, the leaves on the left wet a little lower and did not catch as much light as the right side leaves. I did a levels adjustment for darker shadows, but all ot the editing was simple with global adjustment for this image. Il left the left side leaves and I thought they gave a nice contrast to off center the right side.
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4 commentsMark, the leaves on the left wet a little lower and did not catch as much light as the right side leaves. I did a levels adjustment for darker shadows, but all ot the editing was simple with global adjustment for this image. Il left the left side leaves and I thought they gave a nice contrast to off center the right side.