Posted by Marc Dilley on April 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM
This was shot early morning at the Leavenworth Ski Hill in light overcast conditions. Two exposures were blended for expanded DOF and Marc Adamus' glow technique was employed on the pine trees only.
Comments and critique appreciated.
Sony R1, 10 sec @ f/16.
Posted by Mark Windom on April 28, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Looks like a good year for balsamroot in one of my favorite parts of Washington. The lighting was ideal for this although I wonder if a polarizer wouldn't have helped to take some of the glare off of the leaves....a very minor point That bare patch in the immediate FG is a little distracting but having tried before I know how difficult it is to find an uncluttered composition in the environment.
How are the pear and apple orchards looking around Leavenworth and Cashmere??
Posted by Marc Dilley on April 28, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Mark:
After an unseasonable hot couple a days the pears and cherries are blooming together instead of the cherries ahead of the pears - the normal situation. I have never seen this before. The apples are still in bud. Those warm days accelerated everything including the balsamroot which has exploded. Sort of gets you off your keister quick...
Posted by John Williams on April 28, 2009 at 7:17 PM
The forest with the flowers is an attractive combination. Out of curiosity, did you try glow on the flowers and not on the forest? Not really recommending, just curious how that would look. I agree with Mark about the bare spot, maybe crowding the flowers on the left, moving them into the center and the bare spot into a corner?
Posted by Marc Dilley on April 28, 2009 at 7:41 PM
John: I didn't try to glow combo you mention. My idea was to put more light into the forest, which for some reason looked dead in the RAW file.
Regarding your comp idea, shifting the foreground flower to the left, my preference is the way it looks now. I see it as two groups of plant clusters, one on the left that curves around to the big trunk and one on the right that curves leftward again to that same trunk sort of like a vanishing point. My mind must just be warped that way.
Posted by Craig Strand on April 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Wonderful comp Marc, a really nice transition from balsamroot into the trees
I'm going to try shooting here early morning Monday (5/4) if you're in the area. Checked it out this afternoon but pretty windy. Lupine and Paintbrush are just starting to show. Camping up Icicle Creek tonight.
Discussion
6 repliesComments and critique appreciated.
Sony R1, 10 sec @ f/16.
How are the pear and apple orchards looking around Leavenworth and Cashmere??
After an unseasonable hot couple a days the pears and cherries are blooming together instead of the cherries ahead of the pears - the normal situation. I have never seen this before. The apples are still in bud. Those warm days accelerated everything including the balsamroot which has exploded. Sort of gets you off your keister quick...
Regarding your comp idea, shifting the foreground flower to the left, my preference is the way it looks now. I see it as two groups of plant clusters, one on the left that curves around to the big trunk and one on the right that curves leftward again to that same trunk sort of like a vanishing point. My mind must just be warped that way.
I'm going to try shooting here early morning Monday (5/4) if you're in the area. Checked it out this afternoon but pretty windy. Lupine and Paintbrush are just starting to show. Camping up Icicle Creek tonight.