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More Wildflowers

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Posted by Michael Mauritz on August 24, 2011 at 1:13 AM
More Wildflowers
Some more wildflower photos from Albion Basin in UT. #1
Thanks for looking and C&C welcome.

Canon 5D mkII
Canon 17-40L
Posted by Michael Mauritz on August 24, 2011 at 1:22 AM
#2
Posted by Michael Mauritz on August 24, 2011 at 1:23 AM
#3 - A change of pace and some close-up work

Canon 5D mkII
Canon 100mm macro
Posted by Chris Martin on August 24, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Great series. #2 is just beautiful and I really like the close up in #3 as well. Nice work!
Posted by Lynn Scott on August 24, 2011 at 10:20 AM
No true favorites here----I like them all!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on August 24, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Welcome Michael (one post too late :smile: ). Good to see another northern Utahan here. This location just screams 'photograph me!', and you nailed it in #2, and that close up is pretty sweet as well. Looking to see more work form you.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 24, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Welcome Michael!
#2 looks good with a nice stand of lupine. The sunlight spotting the peak is nice also. A slight crop off the bottom might be a consideration. Possibly try a slight increase in midtone contrast, and John's image polish/local contrast of USM 20/50/0
Posted by Jackson Frishman on August 24, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Welcome! 2 and 3 are both sweet shots, and I don't have much to suggest for them. I too will be happy to see more northern Utah work on the forum; seems like the region gets somewhat short shrift compared to other parts of the Rockies, though it's certainly not for lack of scenery.
Posted by Don Grall on August 24, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Wow! Number 2 is spectacular! That's some real eye candy! 1 just needs a higher concentration of flowers in the foreground.
Posted by Paul Martin on August 24, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I agree, #2 is really special -- nice series! :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on August 24, 2011 at 8:05 PM
Whoa...much nicer than your first post here! That second one is a real winner with that fine light and beautiful group of flowers!
Posted by Art Escobado on August 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM
Very pretty!
Posted by Bret Edge on August 24, 2011 at 9:47 PM
All are nice but as has already been pointed out, #2 is stands out in a big way. Just gorgeous. Welcome to RMNP!
Posted by Michael Mauritz on August 25, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Thanks all, I appreciate the feedback. I picked up a good lesson with the first post which is sometimes you need to explain what you are trying to convey. When I did the first post I was trying to show the extend of the wildflowers that are in the area. However I used a bad picture to do that so my message was lost. :rolleyes:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 25, 2011 at 3:46 PM
My vote goes for #2 as well ..
Posted by Frank Damon on August 26, 2011 at 2:04 AM
Hey Michael. I echo our coleagues who chose #2. It rocks. My take on #1 is that if you crop both sides and lose the trees, and have the same POV as #2 (a bug's view), it might be really interesting. Much easier said than done though.

Welcome to the group. This is a terrific group of dedicated and very talented folks. :jump:
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 27, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Welcome to the forum Michael! I like the set, but another extra spectacular vote for #2! :toast: