Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 5, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I posted this image in the flora gallery tonight and thought it only fair to post it here too. Found the remains of these thistle(?)last month in the snow, holding fast and standing tall, not willing to give up.
Pentax K10D, Sigma 105mm macro, f10, 1/125, iso 100, and plenty of snow!
Posted by Mitch Erwin on January 5, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Toni, I like this but think it could be so much more........ I'm sure this web size is killing it a bunch as well, but to me it needs more depth somehow, maybe a shadow behind or something . Maybe a tighter crop. Send some snow down South!
I like the minimalist take on this. Have you experimented with darkening the black point, and possibly adding a subtle vignette? That might add a bit more impact.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 6, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Mitch....it was snowing and barely a peak at the sun that day, but will try for a shadow next time!
Joel...Funny you should mention darkening the black point..I was thinking the opposite!
Posted by Chuck Beatty on January 7, 2009 at 9:02 AM
I like the Zen quality here, Toni. Beautiful lines. I also agree with what others have said about the image needing some depth. It feels to me that the branch is suspended in a white void.
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6 repliesPentax K10D, Sigma 105mm macro, f10, 1/125, iso 100, and plenty of snow!
Joel...Funny you should mention darkening the black point..I was thinking the opposite!