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A little more intimate

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Posted by Russ Shugart on August 9, 2011 at 11:10 PM
A little more intimate
A little stand of Columbines from McCullough Gulch.

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 9, 2011 at 11:51 PM
Really nice intimate portrait, Russ. Have you considered adding a bit of corner vignetting to spotlight the columbines even more?
Posted by Russ Shugart on August 10, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Todd, I did think about that but hadn't try it yet. I'll give it a try.

Russ
www.Alpinegalleria.com
Posted by Rohn B. McKee on August 10, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Simply beautiful. Couldn't be better
Posted by Howard Cihak on August 10, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Russ, the capture, the colors, and the lighting are all outstanding. My only nit is all the dark green space above the blossoms. Have you experimented with a comp that employed a 4:6 image size ratio?
Posted by Morris McClung on August 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM
I like the vignette and cropping suggestions. And the contrast seems a little strong. Of course, I know there is a boost in contrast when posting mine here. Glorious color and an excellent comp!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 10, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Nice ..
Posted by Jeff Hackett on August 10, 2011 at 12:12 PM
As mentioned... great color and comp. Very nice!
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Posted by Bob Karcz on August 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM
Very nice! I do agree with Howard about cropping some of the top- the flowers pop even more if you crop it.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 10, 2011 at 11:27 PM
This is a fantastic portrait! I'm torn about a crop. I like the greenery up top, but this is awfully skinny as it stands.
Regardless, this is one of the most beautiful columbine images I've ever seen..
Posted by Russ Shugart on August 11, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Thanks everyone so much for all the comments and suggestions. I tried the crop but because I lost some of the green framing at the top I decided to cheat and clone the greenery down. I really don't like doing that so I'm not going to post it. I guess it doesn't matter as much, fundamentally changing a shot like this, but it still goes against my grain.

And John, thanks for the compliment. Coming from you that means a lot to me. You might be surprised to see the raw file. I wish I could squeeze this much out of every raw file I start with.

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Russ Shugart on August 11, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Thanks everyone so much for all the comments and suggestions. I tried the crop but because I lost some of the green framing at the top I decided to cheat and clone the greenery down. I really don't like doing that so I'm not going to post it. I guess it doesn't matter as much, fundamentally changing a shot like this, but it still goes against my grain.

And John, thanks for the compliment. Coming from you that means a lot to me. You might be surprised to see the raw file. I wish I could squeeze this much out of every raw file I start with.

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Dan Walters on August 13, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Very nice. The colors really pop.
Posted by Lynn Scott on August 19, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Very nice indeed!