Determination

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 19, 2010181 views15 comments

Taken at Yellowstone a few weeks ago, I was intrigued by this hardy little grouping of grass poking up through the snow cover and especially how the early morning sunlight lit the grass with shadow immediately behind, resulting in a nice warm/cool contrast. I wish the dof was a little more, so that all the grasses were in focus - but then I would have more unwanted detail in the bg. Is the dof enough, though? C&C appreciated.

Please VIEW LARGE for best detail.

Canon 5DMII. 70-200/2.8L @ 145 mm. ISO 100. 1/350s @ f/9.5.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bret Edge on February 19, 2010 at 2:30 AM

Beautiful golden light on the grass and it contrasts nicely with the shadowed snow in the BG.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 19, 2010 at 2:51 AM

There's indeed beautiful light on the grass. I like the color contrast of that golden glow of the grass to that blue toned snow.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 19, 2010 at 3:50 AM

Very well seen, Doug. The color contrast rocks.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 19, 2010 at 6:48 AM

Very nice indeed! I like it very much.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on February 19, 2010 at 6:53 AM

Work for me Doug, I like the contrasts. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on February 19, 2010 at 8:10 AM

this works nicely for me. great details and light, contrasts too. beautifil work, doug.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 19, 2010 at 8:15 AM

This is very nice Doug. As you mentioned the contrast between the warm early sun light and the cool shadowed snow is great. I like the depth of field and think it is enough. The background out of focus snow really looks good. Nice work on this.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on February 19, 2010 at 9:42 AM

This is very pretty. Colors, light and snow look great. Lovely shot, Doug.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM

Love the cool and warm contrasts and excellent light Doug.

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on February 19, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Nicely done. I love the warm/cool color combination and the texture in the snow. I think the DOF is adequate but a little more would be nice.

Cheers,
Mark

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Comment posted by István Pénzes on February 19, 2010 at 2:30 PM

On the border of light. Very fascinating for me, Doug. Larger version seems to be 3D on my monitor.

István

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 19, 2010 at 2:31 PM

concept and colours are great. a touch sharper and it'd be fabulous!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 19, 2010 at 5:13 PM

The complimentary colors of yello/gold and blue work great here and especially with the shadow.

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Comment posted by Elliot Johnston on February 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM

The warm and cold contrast is lovely. Nice eye

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 19, 2010 at 10:39 PM

DOF looks fine at this size, Doug. The contrast works very well. This would be tough to see I think just walking around.

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