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Oregon coast range

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Posted by wade pettitt on May 7, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Oregon coast range
here is a favorite of mine from last year. These are pacific elderberries.
Posted by Mark Windom on May 8, 2009 at 2:27 PM
This is a nice "intimate landscape", well composed. My only suggestions would be to crop a little from the top to remove the branches in the ULC and perhaps punch up the greens a bit.
Posted by Chris Hodney on May 9, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Those elderberries are beautiful, and the way the main foliage is set apart by the light and shadow is very effective. I agree with Mark about a crop, to remove the ULC and add a little saturation to the greens. This is just a little flat, but the reds are great.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on May 9, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Very very nice, Wade! Love the stream in there and the elderberries/bush is wonderful. The big boulder in the llc is a nice anchor as well as a partial frame. The suggested crop is a really good idea; it'll make for nice clean greens at the top. I think this is nice and natural looking with respect to the colors/greens, but a little tweaking wouldn't hurt.