Volcano Oasis

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 2010225 views9 comments

Taken in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I found this scene in the transition zone between the rain forest and the barren lava fields. The orange / white contrasts of the grass really caught my eye.

Thanks for the feedback!

Canon 7D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS, ISO 200, f/16, 1/20 sec.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Julian Barkway on December 20, 2010 at 2:58 PM

Beautiful, subtle colours. A wonderful intimate scene.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 20, 2010 at 4:14 PM

This has some really nice color. I love those grasses with the green and silver/blue mixed in with the orange. It is a very nice comp as you have it, but I think I would like it even better without the leaning foreground tree (just my feeling). That seems to take away a bit of the nice flow this has. Still, very nice Justin, and I enjoy looking at this. Wonderful colors!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 20, 2010 at 4:30 PM

The color in the vegetation is almost unreal. I love the mix of colors and delicate detail. Compositionally, I kinda wish the one tree in the foreground was a bit farther to the side.

Guy

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 20, 2010 at 7:27 PM

Justin,

What, no lava?

But I guess it's pretty apparent that the lava-rich soils are good for the plant life on the islands. Not only are the colors great, but I really like how they are all intermixed; kind of encouraging the eye to wander through the image to enjoy the textures and details.

I think the comp is certainly good as presented, but can see the other points about perhaps getting that tree up front a little off center. The only thing I can suggest is a slight crop off the right. But that's minor.

Sure looks like a place I could spend some time buried under a dark cloth!

Lon

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on December 20, 2010 at 10:16 PM

Repost based on crop suggestions. Stronger composition?

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 20, 2010 at 10:36 PM

Second version better. Colors look more vivid here too.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on December 21, 2010 at 9:20 PM

nice colors

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 22, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Beautiful array of colors Justin. Nice comp for the layers of color, but I do agree with the tree being less centered.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 22, 2010 at 11:28 AM

Gorgeous image, Justin. The cropped version is an improvement in my opinion.

I have always been thrilled by your photography and look forward to seeing more.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments