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Dogwood Cascade

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Posted by Clayton Taylor on April 20, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Dogwood Cascade
I found an area off Hwy71 near Artist Point that was loaded with dogwoods. This is the result.
Minor crop and sharpening applied
Critique away!
Posted by Daniel Loomis on April 20, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Lovely composition with flowers fg and rushing water in bg. It reminds me of a Japanese nature painting. It may be just the web or my monitor at work, but it looks a bit dark.
Posted by Bill Dark on April 20, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Holy cow, this is beautiful Clayton! I can't comment on the exposure because the monitor I'm on always looks dark, but it would be an easy fix if that is the case. The light here is just fantastic, and great separation and detail in the blossoms. Awesome shot! :toast:
Posted by Brad Mangas on April 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM
A lovely image Clayton. Very well done.
Posted by Scott Bean on April 20, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Wow this is beautiful! On my monitor it does look a touch dark as well.
Posted by Clayton Taylor on April 20, 2009 at 1:39 PM
It looked fine on my 24" monitor and when printing, but when I look at it on my laptop I see what you all are saying.
Here it is with +.5 exposure
Posted by Mike Hall on April 20, 2009 at 1:47 PM
The lighter version is perfect. I've been looking for this exact shot! Love it! The green in the moss could use a punch.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 20, 2009 at 2:04 PM
This is a hard to beat combination Clayton. Very nicely composed with the lighter version being much better. :smile:
Posted by Angela Classen on April 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM
The second, brighter version is much better IMO. Great composition, and wonderful details in the blooms. The SS perfectly captures the little cascades. Beautiful intimate little scene.
Posted by Bryan Simpson on April 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Nothing I can really add here Clayton, except my congratulations on a fine shot.
Posted by Ed Cooley on April 20, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Fantastic image Clayton. The repost does look better to me. I really like the composition and detail in the blooms. Really nice.
Posted by Ken Bachman on April 20, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I agree with everyone. the second one is super. Perfect capture of the blossoms and fresh leaves.