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Who Parked In My Garden?

by Zack Schnepf

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 23, 20072,536 views20 comments
I like this scene, I liked how the flowers were taking over this abandoned old car. I came upon this scene from a tip from Marc, who knows I like scenes like this. This was taken right before the sun went behind a hill. The wind was whipping pretty good, so I wanted enough light for a faster shutter speed.

5D
17-40L + 2 stop soft grad
1/125, f/11, ISO 250

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Mike Dawson on April 23, 2007 at 5:01 PM
Spotless comp and clarity, excellent work
Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments
Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on April 23, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Lupines! I love 'em!
Registered on June 8, 2006, 51 Posts, 910 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Rouch on April 23, 2007 at 6:18 PM
My kind of photo. This is awesome from top to bottom!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 159 Posts, 1014 Comments
Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 23, 2007 at 6:42 PM
This is great stuff!! Nice perspective, great flowers, sky, junker. You got it all going on.
Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Wong on April 23, 2007 at 7:18 PM
Flawless composition. I like the V shape going up to the car and then the clouds seem to be emanating from the car on top of that.
Registered on February 2, 2006, 79 Posts, 2629 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 23, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Zack: Absolutely fantatstic! Did you place a special order for the clouds or did they come at no extra charge? 2+ thumbs way up! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Wilson on April 23, 2007 at 8:25 PM
Way Cool Zack, I love the ryme between the lines of flowers and clouds, like the edgy placement of the car too.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 573 Posts, 2211 Comments
Comment posted by Thomas Creel on April 24, 2007 at 12:15 AM
Zack...I love it. The color combo, the comp. the play of old and rusty vs. new and pristine growth...wonderful.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 104 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Cempa on April 24, 2007 at 1:15 AM
A great scene, indeed, but its the way you composed the radials in both the clouds and the flowers that make this a spectacular shot.
Registered on March 10, 2006, 50 Posts, 189 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on April 24, 2007 at 3:04 AM
Superb image.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
Comment posted by Eric Good on April 24, 2007 at 5:06 AM
I can't think of anything that I don't like about this. Sweet shot all around.
Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments
Comment posted by Michael E. Gordon on April 24, 2007 at 12:14 PM
Excellent image, Zack!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2482 Comments
Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on April 24, 2007 at 1:36 PM
funny, the flowers seem to form an arrow, which pokes the cars butt... :biggrin:
nice shot!
Georg
Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments
Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on April 24, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Love it! Perfect comp and light! :toast:
Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments
Comment posted by Kevin McNeal on April 25, 2007 at 2:21 AM
Great job on compostion here - good eye to find the lupines all going to your main subject. The clouds mirror the lupines as well
Registered on May 19, 2006, 209 Posts, 3202 Comments
Comment posted by Kent Staubus on April 30, 2007 at 12:06 AM
You know what I like about this shot? I mean, besides the great flowers and great light. It's the two "V" shapes. One on the ground with the flowers, and one in the sky with the clouds. All of this combines to make a memorable photo!

Kent in SD
Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Rouch on April 30, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Congrats on editors pick! I've come back to this one several time for a second look. Flawless and most appealing.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 159 Posts, 1014 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 2, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Great shot! I really like the light and the wide angle.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 7, 2007 at 12:35 AM
Beautiful lines and tonal range.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Matenkosky on August 22, 2007 at 5:50 AM
Great capture, Zack!
Registered on May 11, 2007, 21 Posts, 163 Comments