Rocks & Moss

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 8, 2013208 views10 comments

A variation of my recent rockscapes. During this during the Thanksgiving holiday in NE Alabama. As you already know, I'm a sucker for rocks and moss so it only fits that I'd capture at least one image that includes both.

LARGE version available for better detail.

D2x w/ 35-70 @ 70mm
1/200 @ f/11 - MLU and remote release
100 ISO
No filter (left my polarizer at the motel )
Tripod
Capture One 6, CS4

Thank you for your thoughts and critiques, and thanks for looking.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on January 8, 2013 at 7:35 PM

I certainly like the composition, and am always a fan of square crops. However, the image, for want of a better description, seems dull and lifeless. "Flat" if you will. Perhaps an increase in saturation, contrast, structure, clarity, etc would help. In doing so, I would be somewhat careful of the bright lichen though.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 8, 2013 at 8:05 PM

Bill a very eye pleasing juxtaposition. It all fits together very nicely, with the minor exception of the small clump of moss in the URC. For some reason, it is a bit distracting. Still, I don't see how you could have done it differently. The crop you have is the only one that works. I can live with the distraction.

I would not call this dull or lifeless. Maybe just a warming up might give it more pep. The colors do seem slightly cool.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 8, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Well seen. I like the colors and and textures in this one. Like the square crop. Actually I think the curves give this image some life...works for me!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 9, 2013 at 5:12 AM

Beautiful color and detail Bill, looks perfect on my screen, and I especially like the mood, it reminds me of warm September mornings in the Adirondacks, I've seen this scene many times, and never been able to capture it, I like this very much, along with the memories it brings back. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 9, 2013 at 8:45 AM

The naturalness and straight forward presentation of this small slice of nature make it more than the sum of its parts.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 9, 2013 at 10:30 AM

I appreciate your composition, Bill, with the kind of flow at the right, the kind of steadyness made by the rocks at the left and the mosses in between.

Peter

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 9, 2013 at 11:32 AM

A cool variation in textures in close proximation. The contrasts in those make the shot for me. I also like those nice greens against the browns. Whereas the leaf in the ulc and the moss in the urc do repeat the colors elsewhere, I do like a crop off of the top as it allows the eye to move back and forth across the image more freely. Very well done!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 9, 2013 at 12:13 PM

This is an interesting intimate scene. I love the natural looking presentation and all the details in it. There's a lot to explore. The square format works well for me here.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 9, 2013 at 7:01 PM

Great mix, Bill! Get rid of the upper clump o green and you're good-to-go!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 11, 2013 at 8:47 PM

Wonderful mix of textures, contrasts, and colors Bill.

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