A Way-Homer

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 30, 20042,934 views8 comments

Ebony RW45 field camera
Fujinon 125mm lens
Fujichrome Velvia Classic film
tripod

The title conotes the fact that I was on my way home from a recent mountain trip early one morning, and came across these exciting clouds drifting through South Park in central Colorado. (Cartman was nowhere to be found.) It wasn't until I had hopped a barbed wire fence and approached the shoreline of this pond that I discovered these beautiful, multi-hued grasses adorning the banks. I was also buzzed several times by a pair of shorebirds, who were very wary of my presence. I made sure not to approach too closely to the area they were most interested in defending, lest I disturb a nest site.

BTW, look closely at the distant peaks. It might not be discernable on this jpeg, but there's a fresh dusting of snow on them. The photo was taken in mid-July.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 30, 2004 at 9:00 PM

Definitely a certain grace to this image imparted by the grass. I think it's interesting how the clumpiness of the grass creates the separation that increases its effectiveness as an element. We it just a solid blanket of this stuff, it would still be nice but much less alive.

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Comment posted by Doug Andrews on July 30, 2004 at 11:52 PM

Ahhhhh, Foxtail Barley. Probably the prettiest wild grass. Love how the low angle brings out the subtle colors of the grasses. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ernie Kuo on July 31, 2004 at 10:25 AM

I like the nice rich colors.

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Comment posted by Eric Fredine on July 31, 2004 at 11:42 AM

I love the rich textures and colours of grass and this is an excellent collection in beautiful light. The dark storminess of the rest of the scene is a nice complement. Velvia has given you nice rich colours here (maybe a touch too saturated for my taste) but has really blocked up the shadow areas which detracts a little.

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Comment posted by John Zinn on July 31, 2004 at 12:56 PM

</i></b>Todd, the lighting on this is great. From the title, I thought you might have escaped CO and made it up to Alaska. I like the perception of motion created by the grasses, though from the stillness of the water it doesn't look to have been very windy. I probably would have composed around or not included the reddish unopened grasses in the lower right.

John Zinn

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on July 31, 2004 at 2:09 PM

Very nice image Todd. The lighting is fantastic and the layers you have created with the grasses,then the pond,followed by the mountains and sky is sublime. I agree with John about the small crop from the bottom to eliminate the grass in the LRC.

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Comment posted by Mark Graf on July 31, 2004 at 8:46 PM

Wow - beautiful shot. A lot of depth and great light - would look great as a large print.

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Comment posted by Jody Grigg on August 1, 2004 at 8:40 PM

Awesome its simple but great! Well done.

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