Two photos actually, one adds just a little bit on the right. I hadn't planned it at all but when I saw the photos at home I realize I need parts of both photos.
I took a page out of the Marc Adamus book of success this morning. I woke up at 4am, saw that it was clear and calm and decided to get up and explore an area I had noticed the day before. Marc told me that he's hiked all over those hills looking for comps so I decided that I should get off my butt and do some hiking in my home area myself.
The area was steep but had great groups of Balsamroot, Lupine, Oaks and Poison Oak. I took my first photo at 4:40 and my last one forty minutes later a bit after the sun came over the hills across the river.
I know you all will mention the sticks on the left, but, they are staying. The comp needs the lupine petering out on the left and the reflection in the water beyond.
Mark, this one almost works for me but I do find it just a tad busy, with the features of interest being scattered around. There's some nice play of light in the Lupines. I think that's the best feature. The blues in the background are nice too. I don't find the arrangement of trunks to be quite organized enough. Maybe that's what's catching my eye a little. With that said, we both know you can't do much better with these type of shots in here. I've never seen a lupine/oak shot from Rowena that really grabbed me. I've tried myself without any more luck than this.
I can see why you like this Mark. The light in the lupine is magical.
I'd like to offer a couple thoughts for your consideration: 1) Take a little (1/4") off the top. That leaves some blue for the water and organizes the trees for Marc (!); 2) Add a smidge of fill light in ACR to tweak the darkness of shadow along the bottom and perhaps put a wee bit of light onto the Oak trunks. 3) Don't have to crop out the sticks on the left. Clone 'em out. Just the ones in the lupine is enough. Yeah?
And you get "hats off" from me for getting up at such an ungodly (but admittedly beautiful) hour! Way to GO!
Ill start my shooting in the morning around 3am........yeah, I have something kind of cool planned...and it will be far away from this berg I call Battle Ground!
Shoot - all these great lupine photos are making me crazy! I'm sick as a dog this weekend, so probably won't take my Kleenex box on the road... but it sure is tempting..! Great light on this one, Mark.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on May 17, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I like how the flowers spread across the frame.. looks like they are pretty prolific up there this year..
I like this overall, Mark, & mostly agree with the other posts above. But I don't think this needs to be organized. It stands well enough on its own. In fact, it could be a very strong photo in a series of lupine shots...
Make it brighter dude. Did you do a levels adjustment on this? Awesome arrangement of lupine though. Makes me bummed I didn't get out at all to shoot the flowers this year, but I guess it just wasn't in the cards for me.
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Two photos actually, one adds just a little bit on the right. I hadn't planned it at all but when I saw the photos at home I realize I need parts of both photos.
I took a page out of the Marc Adamus book of success this morning. I woke up at 4am, saw that it was clear and calm and decided to get up and explore an area I had noticed the day before. Marc told me that he's hiked all over those hills looking for comps so I decided that I should get off my butt and do some hiking in my home area myself.
The area was steep but had great groups of Balsamroot, Lupine, Oaks and Poison Oak. I took my first photo at 4:40 and my last one forty minutes later a bit after the sun came over the hills across the river.
I know you all will mention the sticks on the left, but, they are staying. The comp needs the lupine petering out on the left and the reflection in the water beyond.
I'd like to offer a couple thoughts for your consideration: 1) Take a little (1/4") off the top. That leaves some blue for the water and organizes the trees for Marc (!); 2) Add a smidge of fill light in ACR to tweak the darkness of shadow along the bottom and perhaps put a wee bit of light onto the Oak trunks. 3) Don't have to crop out the sticks on the left. Clone 'em out. Just the ones in the lupine is enough. Yeah?
And you get "hats off" from me for getting up at such an ungodly (but admittedly beautiful) hour!
Kevin