Winter's haiku

Gallery: FloraPosted January 16, 2011154 views17 comments

I was intrigued by the lines in the snow in relation to the dormant or dead grass stems at Lily Lake near Estes Park last Saturday, so I tried to focus on a minimalist approach. This probably barely qualifies for flora with the stem being such a small part of the image, so I hope it fits here.

Comments and critiques are always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 16, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Morris: What a great find and a fine comp. However, there is a flag on the play with your penalty being you have to send me the RAW file. Seems you've forgotten that this is 2011 so your copyright is invalid.

Hoping to see lots of your work here this year. >=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Great use of line and space Morris. Love the mood of it and it certainly belongs here or wherever you'd like to post it. (smile) Beautiful...

pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 16, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Dang it, Bill!

Thanks, Pat.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 16, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Morris:
Minimalism at its best! Also reminds me of a cosmetic ad locally - Less is More.

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Comment posted by Jim Lou on January 17, 2011 at 1:16 AM

I like the simplicity.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 17, 2011 at 4:07 AM

Very imaginative and creative, Morris !! Love the tiny plant and the way it fits into the sweeps of snow so subtly present in the bg. Very fine image in my view - and the title is spot on too !

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on January 17, 2011 at 6:53 AM

Nicely seen and captured. I like how all the eye focus points are along the diagonal.

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Comment posted by William Brozy on January 17, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Very nice Morris - the placement of shadows works well with the subject matter.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM

Wow, this is fantastic Morris! So beautifully and carefully crafted. I think this may be my all time fave from you. Gorgeous!!

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on January 17, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Love the simplicity to this image. The nondescript lines on the snow add a bunch. I might be tempted to clone out the single (straight line) piece of vegetation to enhance your minimalist approach.
Great find!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on January 17, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Beautiful composition Morris. The snow almost seems to be flowing. Perfect example of less being more. Nice.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on January 17, 2011 at 10:34 PM

The lines in the snow are awesome! I agree with Mark about the single straight line...it looks unnatural even though it is there naturally.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM

Terrific capture. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on January 18, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Beautiful Morris I missed this one.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 18, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Hi Morris

Simply beautiful

Marvelously artistic!!
Albert Darmo canada