Spring Panorama

Gallery: FloraPosted August 12, 2012104 views8 comments

Spring mix of Bluebonnet and Wild Verbena, Central Texas.
Not a "planned" shot so to speak. I was going through my bird files and found it misfiled. I was actually set-up for birding when I panned over and snapped it..
F/11, 1/400th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext.
5:32pm and hazy sunshine. March 29th 2012.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 13, 2012 at 9:43 AM

Nice landscape extract, Howard. I like the way the verbenas seem to fly across the frame - a lovely counterpoint to the blue flowers.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on August 13, 2012 at 7:04 PM

Great little splashes of color Howard. Maybe a little crop from the top would bring the flowers more into being the subject.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 13, 2012 at 8:30 PM

Howard:
Lovely splash of colors here. Overall a beautiful scene. The bg near the top is a little distracting; perhaps a severe pano crop may fix the issue.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 13, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Gary & Robert - I pulled this out of the frame from the existing original width, and composed to show the maximum # of flowers without "clipping" or "chopping" any out.
I realize your suggestion to crop out the top may have merit, but I looked at the overall image and decided it worked this way. In the end it's subjective & my call. I do appreciate your comments as always of course..
If anyone else feels the need to pile on, please by my guest