Patricia Lake and Dan D.

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 22, 2012243 views10 comments

Saw this dandelion by the side of Patricia Lake, near Jasper, Alberta and it seemed to work nicely against the reflections in the lake. At full size you can clearly see dewdrops in amongst the seeds…

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Panasonic LX3, 1/200@f2.8, iso 100

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10 comments

Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on December 22, 2012 at 7:59 AM

Definitively something different. Love the details and dewdrops in the dandelion! I am debating how much of the top of the image is really needed...but certainly works as presented. TFS

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Comment posted by John Clulow on December 22, 2012 at 8:57 AM

Regardless of its name, this image conveys to me a beautiful feeling of layers of softness. I think I'll leave it at that

Patricia Lake is one of my favorite spots in the Canadian Rockies. I've been there many times and hope to go back many times.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 22, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Lovely details. Great presentation. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 22, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Very interesting take on the landscape. Sort of gets to the idea that there are different microcosms within the big wonderful world.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Julian,

Excellent! I love the purposeful composition allowing the bg to be part of the image, yet not take away from this little fuzz-ball. Although I think Nick is on to something. I might consider cropping down to eliminate the light horizontal line up top, but that's minor. Well done!

Lon

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on December 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Thanks, guys!

Re the crop suggestion: as I don't much like 3:2 format, I considered cropping to 3:4 but the comp really needs the extra height for overall balance - which is why I left it as shot. I take the point about the line of mist on the water, though.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 22, 2012 at 3:13 PM

Very interesting, creative concept, very well done and I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Justin Richardson on December 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Very nicely done. The detail in the dandelion is amazing, with a beautiful palette of colors to back it up. I agree with Lon on the crop of the mist.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on December 22, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Nice capture, interesting portrayal of such a common element.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 23, 2012 at 1:00 AM

Julian ..I like this one ..the comp and the concept. The canvas behind works very well for me ..nice one ..

Balan Vinod

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