This was taken on Sunday morning in the Cummins Creek Wilderness just South of Cape Perpetua on the Central Oregon Coast. The Trilliums were everywhere, but I particularly liked this one because of its position which was in a shady little alcove where a small waterfall entered the stream. This is damn near straight out of the camera, although I blended two exposures for increased DOF. Both shots were taken sequentially at f/13, .4 sec, iso100, and focused with live view for accuracy.
The flower makes this work, but I don't like all the empty space in the LRC and above the flower. Maybe moving the flower closer to center would have cleared that up.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on April 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Nice processing. I like it cropped just above the bush in the woods, or the best, just above the rocks for the flower and the creek. :)
Posted by Marc Dilley on April 28, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Nice idea Aaron, there is much to like here. Too bad the bottom isn't filled out more - my main issue.
Posted by John Williams on April 28, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Love the far and near, but agree that the distance between them is too much. I think Bryan's idea is a good one, especially moving closer to the flower so that it is a larger part of the photo.
That trillium is about as perfect a specimen as I have ever seen and nicely isolated enabling clean views of it. So, while I think this shot is decent, a touch of separation between the trillium and the greenery underneath it would be nice. And I would make it more of the star of the show in your composition if that was possible. Wow, what a beauty it is! Nice find.
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