Autumn Fern

Gallery: FloraPosted September 29, 2010103 views14 comments

I'm not really sure this picture fits in the Flora Gallery, but since my main subject is this lovely autumn fern I thought I'd give it a try. Please, if someone do not think this image is suitable for this category let me know.

Anyways, C&C is always welcome!

Tech:
Canon 5D
Canon 17-40 @ 17mm
f/22
15sec
ISO100
Lee .6 & .9 soft ND grads
Helipoan Polarizer

Cheers
Håkon

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on September 29, 2010 at 10:21 AM

Terrific image Hakon... Great depth and your comp is wonderful, Like how the colours of the fern lead us through and take us to the peeking peak which is framed nicely by the trees. Gorgeous colours as well

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 29, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Hi Håkon,

Debashis took the words right out of my head, so I'll simply say, "Ditto." And welcome to NPN and Flora.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 29, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Welcome to NPN and flora Hakon. This is certainly the right place for this shot. I think our moderator Bill F. has said 'If it grows, it goes' before.

Great color in the fern. A very nice environmental type shot.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 29, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Now this is my kind of flora shot. Very pretty and very nicely composed.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 29, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Håkon: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a great first post here. It's a great fern and a great setting. Good call on using the polarizer. I like the mountain but not the sky so I think I would crop this to 4:5 from the top and leave the trees. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 29, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Beautiful scene Håkon. The image is just fine in this gallery. I like the fern and the mountain but agree with Bill about the sky. I'd probably crop from the top to a 4:5 aspect ration. Great introductory post to the gallery. I'm looking forward to seeing many more. Welcome aboard.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 29, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Hakon:
Love the colors in this comp. Look forward to seeing more of your fall colors.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on September 29, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Great colors and details. I like the inclusion of the trees in the bg but agree with the sky comments. Love the saturation here it makes the shot IMO.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on September 30, 2010 at 3:56 AM

Thanks all! I'll try cropping this, but do you think I should include the top of the mountain? If so, the 4:5 crop will go into the bottom of the fern. Will try and experiment with it.

Thanks for all the feedback! Really appreciate it!

Registered on August 16, 2010, 20 Posts, 123 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 30, 2010 at 4:34 AM

Beautiful image, Håkon ! A great perspective and lovely colouring - and I especially love the setting of the fern with the mountain background.

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

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on September 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Absolutely LOVE the fern and the colorful fall setting! IMHO, there is no way to keep the mountain given the brightness of the sky. The fern is larger in the frame than the mountain anyway, so I would simplify the comp by cropping the top to where the first bit of the mountain & sky start to show through the trees. Just my take, but I think you'll have a real winner.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 1, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Regardless of where it belongs, it's a beauty, Hakon.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 3, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Gorgeous colors beautifully capture Hakon.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 4, 2010 at 11:20 PM

Fantastic color and excellent comp!

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