Paintbrush on Cliff Face

Gallery: FloraPosted May 22, 201269 views11 comments

This is slickrock paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida) hanging on a vertical cliff face in Zion NP. There were dozens of examples, but I liked this one because of the contrasting green background leaves.

Nikon D700; Nikkor 24-85 @70; 1/50s -0.67; @f/5.6, ISO 200, tripod

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 22, 2012 at 11:59 AM

I like this a lot David. Love the colors and textures of the rock face and the contrast the flowers offer. I do wish there was a little more room on the right side but that's fairly minor since that area is OOF anyway.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 22, 2012 at 12:45 PM

I must agree David, the contrasting greens really make the shot.
Great added interest with the rock strata and textures, nice work!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 22, 2012 at 2:27 PM

I like the contrast of the blooms with the rock David. The colors are very nice too. I prefer this with a tad cropped off the top.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 22, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Good as is, and thanks for the documentation!

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 22, 2012 at 7:13 PM

Nicely composed and contrasted!

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 22, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Beautiful shot of an interesting plant in its natural environment. Love the combination of red and greens and how they contrast with the rock. Well composed with a good DOF choice. I really like this, David!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM

Excellent job of showing the flowers and their habitat. I like how the rock and the plants are mostly sharp on the right and fade into the distance in the left 1/3.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 23, 2012 at 12:13 AM

David:
Beautiful capture. Like how the image blur out towards the left and give the sense of been on a sheer cliff. Agree with Nathan about cropping the bit of green along the top edge.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 24, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Nice environmental shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 25, 2012 at 1:24 PM

David: What a great find! Beautiful subject and a superb capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 28, 2012 at 11:07 AM

Lovely shot, wonderful colours and placement and the added textures of the rock face.

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