Taken on hike in the gorge sunday...I found this guy growing from the shadows of a rotting, hollow tree which was home to several forest inhabitants. It seems as if this lone clover is peering out to see if the coast is clear from all the rain we've been having.
I know it's centered in the frame, but it is the center of focus and works here, I think. Would you think this was more of a flora, macro & closeup, or landscape image?
Flora. Are you heading anywhere local this weekend?
As for the pic, I almost want to crop it so the clover leaf is in the upper right and the moss is in the lower left. I'm thinkin' that would achieve your goal better.
And as for my superphotographic blunder, on Sunday I took some nice macro pics of the cherry tree blossoms with the telephoto lens with my *ahem* new CPL (ask Ned what happened) and I came home and saw they were all taken at ISO 800 Well, they looked good as an Orton exercise.
Kevin
Posted by Ned Fenimore on April 4, 2006 at 10:40 AM
I think this might actually be an Oxallis(sp?) but nonetheless, I like it very much - and I did feel Kevin's pain that morning...
Posted by Tim Goodspeed on April 4, 2006 at 11:36 AM
Rick, I would categorize this as Flora. I think the centered composition is okay here. It's not a wow image, but it does tell a unique story.
I like this quite a bit, Rick. It's flora, but if we separated landscape from nature, it would be nature for sure. Not quite a macro/close up IMO. It is a Redwood Sorrell, which resemble clover and carpet the old growth forests of California and Oregon, a member of the Oxalis family. The greens are a bit washed out though. People should realize how rare a capture like this is. Just a single Sorrell leaf peeking out from a dark hole isn't something that comes along and presents itself to the photographer all that often.
Thanks for the comments and the clarification of my ignorance in the botanical field.
The image got a lot lighter during the heavy compression during save for web. Taking a 420kb image to 197kb really sucks.
I was thrilled to find this image...and actually shocked. I saw it and stared at it for a moment because I couldn't believe this "Sorrell" was in such a perfect spot.
Now...this guy in this image was placed...
Kevin,
I am probably going out during the weekend...I'll email ya in the next few days and see if we can hook up and shoot somewhere...
Posted by Ned Fenimore on April 5, 2006 at 10:44 AM
I bet this would look good in B&W... Rick, count me in on going out if you go locally. I think I found a Trillium hot spot...
Discussion
8 repliesI know it's centered in the frame, but it is the center of focus and works here, I think. Would you think this was more of a flora, macro & closeup, or landscape image?
As for the pic, I almost want to crop it so the clover leaf is in the upper right and the moss is in the lower left. I'm thinkin' that would achieve your goal better.
And as for my superphotographic blunder, on Sunday I took some nice macro pics of the cherry tree blossoms with the telephoto lens with my *ahem* new CPL (ask Ned what happened) and I came home and saw they were all taken at ISO 800
Kevin
I also loke the comp on this one. My only nit is the greens seem a little washed out, especially on the hiding plant.
The image got a lot lighter during the heavy compression during save for web. Taking a 420kb image to 197kb really sucks.
I was thrilled to find this image...and actually shocked. I saw it and stared at it for a moment because I couldn't believe this "Sorrell" was in such a perfect spot.
Now...this guy in this image was placed...
Kevin,
I am probably going out during the weekend...I'll email ya in the next few days and see if we can hook up and shoot somewhere...