Prairie Gold 2

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 17, 201180 views4 comments

Taken at Sugar Grove Nature Center near Bloomington,IL. Most of the flowers have gone, but the prairie areas still seemed to shine with flower gold! Cropped to sort of a pan to keep out some dead plants.

Canon T3i
1/200 @ F-9 ISO 100
Canon 18-55mm @ 55mm tripod, live view
bright sun, gustling winds
pattern metering.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 18, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Nicer subject matter, very purty! You aint kiddin about the bright sun though--its really washing out the yellows here, some work in curves (or possibly selective color) might help tame it.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 18, 2011 at 11:24 AM

Looks like a floral fabric print. I really like the pano comp. My only wish would be for richer colors, which would be tough in the bright sun. It certainly has the feel of a sweet summer day.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 18, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Very nice collection of flowers John. I agree with Stan and Nancy about the colors. Did you use a polarizer here?

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Thanks for your comments. I did not use a polarzier. If I get a chance to go back while the flowers are still looking good I will give it a try.

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