True--but False!

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 1, 2011387 views21 comments

False Hellebore/Corn Lily, from yesterday morning in Blaine Basin, San Juan Mountains. Everyone it seems has a comp of these plants in their portfolio, it is so photographer-friendly, but i didnt have one in mine, so it had to be done!

I had one day for a quick overnighter in the mountains--and my choice was between A) Cloudy/showers-Thursday or B) totally Clear-This morning. So i gambled with Thursday and hoped for a break--which didnt come, so i spent some time taking pics of the flowers and such...
5Dmkii; 17-40; 1/60s at f/11 ISO 200 (handheld)

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on July 1, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Cool Stan. These are lit up pretty nicely. I need to find some of these.

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Comment posted by Jake Case on July 1, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Love the crisp processing, amazing color, fascinating details, perfect comp. I always enjoy your work Stan. No nits

Registered on December 13, 2010, 38 Posts, 167 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on July 1, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Hmmmm, does anyone notice that ALL of the leaves are green? I mean the whole subject is freakin' green!!!!!!

It's a nice rendition of this subject. The rain drops make a nice addition.
Based on your comments on my last post, does this mean we're taking our relationship to the next level?

Chris

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 1, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Stan, I think experimenting with much closer crops would have worked better here. There's a bit too many odds and ends around the edges for my taste. It's easy to keep working on this one.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on July 1, 2011 at 9:01 PM

This is so sharp that it looks like a painting I think it can be ultra-mega-awesome in a big print.
Wondeful image Stan!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM

I like the different approach Stan. This just jumps off the screen for me.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on July 1, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Great lines and colors Stan. I agree with you that the corn lily is one of the most photogenic plants around.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on July 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Stan,

Crisp clean and green...nice..I wonder what it is about this plant that attracts so many image makers. It has nice texture and that electric green color but no pretty flowers, so whats the attraction? Still what's done is done now you can go back to dunes and thunderstorms.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 2, 2011 at 8:17 AM

Nice! So crisp and sharp. Looks wonderful. I like your processing here alot, Stan.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 2, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Very nice catch Stan. I like the rain droplets, which definitely adds a nice touch. Only suggestions would be to remove the little reddish brown lines in the bottom section. Things are also a little soft here and there, not sure if that's from movement or the aperture you shot with. This would have been a perfect candidate for a dof blend.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on July 2, 2011 at 11:47 AM

fresh fresh fresh

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on July 2, 2011 at 1:05 PM

I love Corn Lilies! We usually have some really big ones up near Sonora Pass--can't wait!

I agree with Marc in that there are busy bits around the edges; especially the bottom. It could be just me, but but this looks over-saturated to me, and the yellows are too bright. There is also a hot spot on the large leaf in the upper right quadrant.

This is a nice shot, Stan, and is worth further tweaking.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 2, 2011 at 1:38 PM

Thanks for the comments folks!
NIcolaus--yep, there is a slight DOF drop off--i actually wanted to focus blend here but a tripod was out of the question (tripods dont bend unfortunately...) so i settled on focus for the main section.
Paul--the attraction is the plants are perfectly symmetric, some of them anyways, which is why the usual shot consists of one plant from above; i just added a bit on the sides here (too busy for some i guess!)

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Comment posted by Stephen Weaver on July 2, 2011 at 2:52 PM

Great color Stan. I might consider cropping to be more square with the center cluster.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 226 Posts, 623 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 2, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Looks like you can cross this off your list, Stan. It looks great, 'cept for that reddish dot in the upper right.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 2, 2011 at 8:56 PM

This works well Stan. Maybe shoot it 8x10!!!

I do see a small weird distracting speck in the image (maybe a bug?).

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 3, 2011 at 2:58 AM

No Mark--that's Bigfoot (these plants are huuuge!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 3, 2011 at 4:27 AM

LOL

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 3, 2011 at 3:20 PM

These are such great subjects; I would like to add them to my portfolio in the future as well. This is nice as is, but I too like the idea of trying to emphasize the plant roughly below center with a bit of a crop. Well, that and working on Bigfoot.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on July 4, 2011 at 6:43 PM

I like it Stan. Maybe a slightly tighter crop. I like seeing non-vista compositions with that wonderful wide angle.
Happy fourth!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2011 at 9:22 PM

You really made this one shine, Stan! Brings out the raindrops really well. I agree about a little attention around the edges, but I like this!

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