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Euphorbia

by Alessandro Carboni

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 22, 2010552 views22 comments
I took this photo in March 2010 walking along the west coast of Sardinia..
C&C very glad
aLe
sigma 12/24 / f16 / bl.exp.

Comments

22 comments
Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on April 22, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Wow that is an incredible foreground, what beautiful plant life. I really like the sunburst going up and the reflection on the water going down. Just straighten the horizon and you have a real winner.
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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 22, 2010 at 7:59 AM
Love the big bunches of green here, they just jump right out at you. Im with Jay on the counter clock twist but otherwise beautiful shot.
Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 22, 2010 at 8:04 AM
What an exciting FG - just beautiful, and the starburst really works well here; pretty clouds too.
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Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 22, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Gorgeous color and excellent near-far composition. Beautifully done!

Guy
Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments
Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on April 22, 2010 at 8:25 AM
My goodness, that's quite the flowery foreground. Would have preferred it if the sun were more to the left, but it's not like that was within your control. Looks great nonetheless.
Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments
Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 22, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Excellent shot, Alessandro. Just straighten the horizon and you're done.
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Comment posted by John Williams on April 22, 2010 at 8:52 AM
Great background to compliment such a magnificent foreground, and the way you controlled the lighting works very well. Those plants are wonderful. Nicely done! :toast:
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on April 22, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Pretty amazing foreground, but the composition suffers a bit in my opinion. Maybe if you could have moved to the left some to get more of the flowers and less of the ocean...but still a really cool photo.
Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments
Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on April 22, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Thank you for your kind messages, I'm very happy.
I think the tilted horizon is just an illusion because the little island and the coast on the right are closer, but it's very difficult... I choosed this solution..
Thank you very much
aLe
Registered on January 21, 2010, 20 Posts, 98 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Sweet! That foreground is absolutely awesome. What completes the image for me is the depth given by the distant seacliffs illuminated by the warm sunlight. Perfect image front to back! I didn't notice the horizon until I read Jay's comment.. it could very well be an illusion as you said.
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 22, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Really nice composition the greens are powerful enough to compete with the sun.
Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments
Comment posted by Aaron Burdick on April 22, 2010 at 1:53 PM
This is beautiful! The composition uses geometric juxtaposition in an excellent way! :cool: Overall stunning image!
Registered on May 1, 2009, 31 Posts, 197 Comments
Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM
That is an incredible bush. It really makes the comp. You also handled the light quite well.
Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments
Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 22, 2010 at 3:33 PM
What a foreground! Can't get much better than that. Great image.
Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Plant on April 22, 2010 at 5:33 PM
love the "in your face" close perspective, well done!
Registered on July 7, 2008, 271 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by INGOMA on April 22, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Spectacular!
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 22, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Awesome! Light and comp are perfect, IMO.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on April 23, 2010 at 2:40 AM
Many many thanks
aLe
Registered on January 21, 2010, 20 Posts, 98 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce King on April 23, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Fantastic work! I've seen some of these plants growing around here but only in yards. Great find and love the composition.
Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on April 23, 2010 at 8:03 PM
Fantastic FG and very unique image.
:toast: :toast:
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Pavel Cakl on April 24, 2010 at 12:35 AM
This is very nice indeed.
Registered on April 8, 2010, 7 Posts, 178 Comments
Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on April 26, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Beautiful flowers, and a nice mass of them! I love this shot. Well done Alessandro :wavey:
Registered on September 15, 2009, 83 Posts, 434 Comments