Colorado Columbine

Gallery: FloraPosted July 21, 201085 views12 comments

I'm just back from a trip to the South Park area of central Colorado. This columbine was clinging to a rock surface at waters edge on Mohawk Lake at an elevation of about 12,000 feet. The warm glow on the lower leaves was from sunrise light reflected off the mountains behind me.

50D, 70 - 200 @ 106mm, 1/13 @ f/13, ISO 400, FF

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM

Looks like the columbine are in full bloom. A nice capture and well controlled exposure for the white. Like the bark BG as well.

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on July 22, 2010 at 6:28 AM

Beautiful environmental capture Wayne. Like how you have framed with the green leaves and the stark bark... Good exposure as well

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 22, 2010 at 6:32 AM

Very nice light Wayne, and I especially like the way you framed the flower, good eye, and well done.
John

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 22, 2010 at 8:04 AM

Very pretty. The stone texture adds a lot ti this.

Peter

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Very nice shot! I like the position of the flower against the rock.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 22, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Wayne, a beautiful shot of one of my favorite flowers. I really like the framing created by the foliage, and the furled up bloom adds a soft touch of color. The bloom stands out well against that rock. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 22, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Gorgeous light and perfect dof. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM

Hi Wayne

Very alluring structure and composition. love the colors and the light.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 23, 2010 at 1:11 AM

Very nice capture Wayne. I like how the greenery seems to wrap around the one side of the flower, and the rock fill in the rest of the bg. Nice dof. Nice detail in the white of the blossom.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 23, 2010 at 6:31 AM

I wish I could find these around here. Nice presentation.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 23, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Wayne, Simply beautiful. Nature presented you with a class backdrop and you utilized it to the maximum here

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 23, 2010 at 8:59 PM

Wayne: This is a terrific find and a superb capture. I love the lichens on the rocks. Really well done.>=))>

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