Posted by Scott Bean on April 14, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Finally, some wildflowers are starting to show up. I don't know what these are, but they are the first I've seen this spring. I found these at the Chase County State Fishing Lake on my recent trip out looking for fires. I went there first to check on the waterfalls (not much water flowing then) before heading back to Manhattan to look for fires.
This is a 4 shot HDR, Canon 40D, Canon 10-22@14mm.
Posted by Ken Bachman on April 15, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Hi Scott, It's nice to see some flowers starting. I think that is the ground plum milk-vetch. It like to grow on rocky or open wooded hillsides and loves limestone. It's fruit is a pod about 3/4" round that can be eaten cooked or raw.
Has any of the park area been burned? It doesn't look like it from your pics.
Nice work with the composition on this, Scott. And some beautiful warm light to boot. Not sure what the aperture was on this, but I feel that you could use a little more depth of field, along with more color in the sky. May also need a slight CW rotation - the lake seems tilted.
Posted by Brad Mangas on April 15, 2009 at 9:02 AM
It's wonderful to be seeing these small sights popping up. Ken's got it right. You've got a few nice clumps of ground plum.
If interested in wildflower ID Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses can come in handy.
Thanks for sharing Scott.
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions, I appreciate it! And thanks for the ID on the flower!
Bill: This was shot at f22 and yes it is tilted, I hadn't noticed that, thanks!
Ken: None of the park had been burned when I was there. Lots of burning going on the last 2 days, Manhattan has been covered in smoke and is again already today.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 15, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I like this composition Scott, the placement of the ground plums form a nice triangle and pull you into the frame. The wide angle lens and camera angle helped capture the sense of a vast space.
I'm just thinking out loud here but was there room to back up quite a bit and use a longer focal length lens? I wonder how this scene would play if the elements were compressed and pulled closer together by the optics ... just a thought.
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5 repliesThis is a 4 shot HDR, Canon 40D, Canon 10-22@14mm.
Some additional shots of the waterfalls, the lake and some fire pictures are online at: http://www.scottbeanphoto.com/2009/april/flinthills1/index.html
Has any of the park area been burned? It doesn't look like it from your pics.
If interested in wildflower ID Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses can come in handy.
Thanks for sharing Scott.
Bill: This was shot at f22 and yes it is tilted, I hadn't noticed that, thanks!
Ken: None of the park had been burned when I was there. Lots of burning going on the last 2 days, Manhattan has been covered in smoke and is again already today.
I'm just thinking out loud here but was there room to back up quite a bit and use a longer focal length lens? I wonder how this scene would play if the elements were compressed and pulled closer together by the optics ... just a thought.
Nice work Scott, thanks for sharing!