Paint Rush

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 14, 2011409 views15 comments

More from the Casper Arch. And a dof blend again. Was windy as well so a slight ISO boost for some of the flowers in the foreground.

These are the only orange paintbrush I have seen in the area. Just so happened nature gave me some clouds to match.

Any critiques or comments are appreciated. This one might need a contrast boost in some areas, but I wanted to keep it as close to real as possible.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 14, 2011 at 5:51 PM

very serene scene here Nicolaus! love the way the cloud colours mirror the flowers

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on June 14, 2011 at 6:25 PM

A beautiful, dramatic shot Nicolaus. The contrast with the serene flowers in the foreground and that roiling sky is quite striking. Only suggestion would be to try lowering the brightness of the sky just a bit to give a little more definition to those central clouds but this is very nice just as it is.

Registered on November 20, 2010, 26 Posts, 273 Comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on June 14, 2011 at 6:48 PM

This is lovely, Nicolaus! No contrast boost needed here at all, IMO.
Looks sharp from fore to aft, and your 'development' is excellent. Having said that, I have to agree with Robert on working a bit more with the slightly bright blue sky that the clouds reveal.
Regardless, this is a beautiful portrait of the Wyoming prairie, an area sadly neglected by many photographers.

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Comment posted by Verdon on June 14, 2011 at 6:58 PM

great moment, nice colors

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Comment posted by Abdullah Alhuzimi on June 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM

Amazing sky. I couldn't pass by without mentioning this.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on June 14, 2011 at 7:40 PM

A beautiful image, Nicolaus. The matching flower and sky color creates a lot of impact. An excellent blend to my eye... great color and contrast throughout... can't really see where a boost would be needed. My only observation would be to perhaps remove the red flower and the two larger orange flowers near the left edge of the frame as they seem to fight for attention with the orange ones in the center fg.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on June 14, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Nice foreground, great sky! Makes for a real nice shot overall. Only suggestion would be to agree about adjusting the brightness in the open sky a bit.

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Fantastic comp. Amazing light. While contrast maybe seems a bit high, that could be my monitor. You've really taken an ordinary scene here and made it extraordinary. Well done!

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on June 14, 2011 at 10:28 PM

I love those clouds. Really sweet scene here!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 15, 2011 at 12:13 AM

This is very nice. the color echo between the sky and the paintbrush was a serendipitous. (is that a word?) Anyway, fabulous image.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on June 15, 2011 at 2:00 AM

love the clouds and the foreground
the orange in the clouds works excellent with the orange flowers in the FG

there might be some dark areas in the front object

well done

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 15, 2011 at 5:38 AM

What a sky, those clouds are amazing and the complement the foreground really well!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 15, 2011 at 10:07 AM

That's a nicely complementary arrangement between sky and flowers. It looks perfectly presented on my new monitor

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Wonderful color and perspective here Nicolaus. The contrast works well as is for me.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM

Great cloud action and color mimicing the paintbrush. My only suggestion might be a slightly brighter FG to balance the midground, but definately an engaging shot.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments