Prairie Grass

Gallery: FloraPosted January 13, 201058 views7 comments

I can't seem to make my mind up on this one. I was trying a cram shooting through the prairie grass to capture it's color while focusing on the flower. Actually I got exactly what I was going for, but I wonder if it works for others. Please tell me what you think.
Manual Exposure, 1/200, F5, ISO 400 (late evening), Canon 70-300mm. Adjusted some sat in RAW conversion.
Thanks for looking and all C&C welcomed.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 13, 2010 at 6:45 PM

John: This works for me. I especially like the painterly BG. Well seen and captured.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 13, 2010 at 6:51 PM

John,

My only problem with the shot is the violet vertical that blocks the view of the lower bloom. Aside from that, I like the image, particularly the color and the other verticals. If it were mine I'd probably try to clone it out.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 13, 2010 at 11:32 PM

John: My thoughts echo Pat. It would take some effort but I think this image is worthy of it. I especially like the color palette. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Elisabeth Czwikla on January 14, 2010 at 9:10 PM

I like the streaks of colour. The one oof in the left is a bit distracting to me as well. but otherwise a very nice image.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 145 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 15, 2010 at 6:53 AM

Lovely, painterly effect, John, and great colours. There is a lot going on in the bg, and my thought is whether slightly less in focus would have helped ? Whatever, it's a very attractive image.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 16, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Man, I was going to say exactly what Gary said. It does work for me, too, as there is something about the background and blurred foreground that keeps me looking. The color is beautiful as well.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 17, 2010 at 4:27 PM

I echo the comments about the one obtrusive vertical stem, but the image really works. Its a rich complementary palette that really evokes the prairie

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments