Quartet

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 17, 2012564 views14 comments

Wildflowers on Oregon's Rowena Plateau at sunset. View a slightly updated version (larger and on a dark background) at the Purchase Print link above.

This is a shot from earlier this year, from my first day shooting at Rowena with fellow NPNer Jeremy Cram and a few others. These RAWs somehow escaped me until today, when I was scraping the archives - and this image turned out to be much better than the one from Rowena I posted earlier this year (which I don't believe I ever put on NPN).

Canon 5D, 17-40L, 2 exposures blended for dynamic range and DoF

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on September 17, 2012 at 7:58 PM

yum

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM

A lovely picture, Alex. The flowers are well defined, and the perspective is well established. My one small nit is not in the photo, but the title. You elaborate in the subtext the what and the where. But the initial look says "Rowena II", and I am clueless at that point just what that means. As for the photograph, I would love to have taken it!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on September 17, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Very nice work, Alex. Excellent comp paired with great light and color. No nits from me. Very enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Mark Seawell on September 18, 2012 at 2:37 AM

Gorgeous shot! Really love the foreground-background composition, subject matter and the menacing sky. On point.

Mark

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on September 18, 2012 at 3:30 AM

Very dramatic photo Alex. The contrast makes this just jump off the monitor and the DOF and color depth are great. Great work!

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Comment posted by Alex Noriega on September 18, 2012 at 3:42 AM

Thanks everyone. Phil, duly noted - I'm terrible with titles! I changed it to "Quartet".

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on September 18, 2012 at 4:16 AM

Beautiful image Alex. Great comp.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on September 18, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Striking, Alex. Strong FG with an awesome sky.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 18, 2012 at 12:54 PM

Wonderful view and overall contrasting colors, Noriega. The main FG flower looks to be in perfect shape for it's closeup too.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 18, 2012 at 2:48 PM

Gorgeous Alex! Excellent from FG to BG - love it!

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Comment posted by Jeff Wiebe on September 18, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Cool shot. The yellow/purple contrast is very interesting.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on September 18, 2012 at 7:59 PM

Wow, I just can't believe the images you pros pass over and forget...

Very, very nice!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 19, 2012 at 10:26 AM

Beautiful, love the drama and energy

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 20, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Alex, A beautiful image! I really enjoy the view with this close up comp. Very nice work on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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