Summer Grasses

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 26, 2010461 views15 comments

I had fun trying different compositions as the wind was blowing the grasses. Hand holding the camera made it a lot easier.

- Dan

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 26, 2010 at 1:40 PM

The DOF works well for me Dan. I also like the different directions that the heads are pointing. I wonder if the color is a bit cool (at least on the monitor that I am viewing this on).

Nathan

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM

I really like the mild and calming mood to the scene, Dan.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 26, 2010 at 3:06 PM

Hand holding creates a lot of freedom for creativity and thanks to good high ISO performance of today's cameras this freedom has increased. This is very pleasing; the DOF works well. A bit cold, but it suits the scene.

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on June 26, 2010 at 7:57 PM

One of your very best, Dan. This is exquisite. I'd love to see a large print!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 26, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Really nice light and texture. I also like the dof. Very nice work!

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on June 27, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Feels fresh, clean, and alive. I really like it.

Lori

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 27, 2010 at 10:02 AM

This works well Dan. I like the DoF.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 27, 2010 at 1:01 PM

These are so fun to shoot. Nice selective focus.
I love playing with scenes like these they have so much potential and creativity.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on June 27, 2010 at 1:56 PM

There's so much elegance in this image. Simple, yet so appealing.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM

Dan,

Lovely and pleasing capture. I also think the selective focus/DOF works very well here letting the foreground grasses stand out nicely. Agree with others as well that this has a cool color balance, but that's not necessarily wrong for this image, just an observation. Nicely seen and captured Dan.

Time to break out the 4x5?

Lon

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 27, 2010 at 5:07 PM

I shoot grass a lot with my 500 Dan and I never get anything I like this well. Nicely composed and I like the mood as well as the subject. Beautiful work.

Pat

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 28, 2010 at 12:44 AM

Delightful work. Appealing DOF and details.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 28, 2010 at 5:02 AM

dan, i like the dof and colours here. maybe something in fg to hold one's eye a little more would have added??

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 28, 2010 at 4:53 PM

Oh man, this is nice Dan - beautiful colors n this too.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 29, 2010 at 1:53 AM

The combined effect of the wind and the point of view offered by your chosen composition makes for a delightful image. I like it a lot.

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