Inspired by Scott Lanz's post from the Youngstown area, this image (which I'm considering posting in the Weekly Challenge forum as well) is from the Morton Arboretum in Chicago's western suburbs--taken last year, in the second half of April. Unless this year's daffodil peak in NE Illinois is quite late, I'll be out of town and will have to wait until 2009 to try to capture this location again. It's impossible to capture scenes in the Arb at sunrise or sunset because the gates don't open until after the former and they toss you out before the latter.
Kerry, that's an impressive display of daffodils. Because they're they same variety (King Alfred, I think), they're all blooming at the same time. I like the near to far depth of field showing the flowers in their natural environment.
Posted by Chuck Beatty on April 9, 2008 at 8:45 AM
That's beautiful, Kerry. Your point of view makes them seem like they go on forever.
I wonder if Holden Arboretum in NE Ohio has a similar display? I'm looking forward to shooting there a lot this spring.
Very nice composition and soft light Kerry...though certainly more subtle than your Bond Falls "Z" shot on ES&S. The isolated tree trunk in the upper left helps balance the lower right foreground flower to some extent. All in all, it works well!
Posted by Jack Graham on April 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Kerry--Rotate this just a bit to the right ( horizon) and you have a winner. Looks like a TS lens as the DOF is great!
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Much appreciated.
Jack, believe it or not, this is straight...though I can certainly understand why you thought it wasn't. There's a bit of a downhill slope here, running from right to left at the rear of the scene in this frame.
Posted by Robert Helms on April 10, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Nice image and depth, Kerry. I have a similar problem here with a local location that one can't get into before sunrise, so I can relate.
Thanks for sharing
Posted by Robert Helms on April 10, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Nice image and depth, Kerry. I have a similar problem here with a local location that one can't get into before sunrise, so I can relate.
Oh, I forgot to mention....this wasn't shot with a T/S lens. I used the Nikkor 12-24 DX at 12mm, stopped down (to f/22, I believe--definitely at least f/16) and kept the camera more or less parallel to the ground to minimize distortion.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on April 11, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Excellent composition, Kerry. I like the low angle and the lighting is just right.
Posted by Bernie Kasper on April 14, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Wonderful image Kerry, I really like your perspective in this, nice work !!
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10 repliesI wonder if Holden Arboretum in NE Ohio has a similar display? I'm looking forward to shooting there a lot this spring.
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Jack, believe it or not, this is straight...though I can certainly understand why you thought it wasn't. There's a bit of a downhill slope here, running from right to left at the rear of the scene in this frame.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing