Flowers and Branch

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 31, 2013392 views22 comments

Captured this in the Naval Live Oaks sections of Gulf Islands National Seashore right now the road from where I live in Gulf Breeze, FL. Thisarea was part of a prescribed burn the week before but, somehow this little area escaped the flames. I'm glad it did.

Please view the LARGE version for greater detail.

D2x w/ 70-200 @ 98mm
1/4 @ f/16 - MLU and remote release
100 ISO
No Filters (that I remember)
Tripod
Capture One 6, CS4

Your thoughts, suggestions, and comments are always greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on January 31, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Bill, what a find, and through it all with the controlled burn this survived nicely. Colors are wonderful here and the larger version provides some very impressive detail too. The approach to the diagonal placement of the larger branch in the frame is excellent.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 31, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Wow, not at all what I expected... I mean I expected to see pretty flowers but not glowing, radiance like this. Very pretty.

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on January 31, 2013 at 11:15 PM

Very nice find, I love the comp and the colors. Vignette is an added interest for me. Nice work, Bill.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 1, 2013 at 9:21 AM

Really nice, Bill. The focus of light in the center works very nicely here . . . as does everything else in the the mage.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 1, 2013 at 9:57 AM

Bill, I enjoy the freshness of the bloom, and the subtle lighting accentuates it nicely to me. The diagonals log adds a proper structure for me.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 1, 2013 at 10:11 AM

Wow, this is beautiful Bill. I love the light and wonderful colors you found here. Great comp using the diagonal log too. I really like this image!!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 1, 2013 at 12:08 PM

This is a great find and you did really well capturing this scene. I really like this image a lot

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 1, 2013 at 12:39 PM

Well, this is just lovely, Bill! Wonderful soft light and color. I could see slight crop in from the left as the darker ulc pulls very slightly, but it still works as is.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 1, 2013 at 12:49 PM

Beautiful shot Bill! Really like the detail and balance here. Theres a few spots towards the center bottom that look slightly blurry--not sure why could be an illusion...anyhow, two thumbs up!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 1, 2013 at 3:15 PM

Very lovely. With great light. Maybe just slightly deeper shadows which is more evident in the upper left 1/3 and the bg brush. Great stuff

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 1, 2013 at 3:48 PM

Beautiful light here! I love the way the flowers are glowing! The log going through the midst of them is just right!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM

Love the gentle magentas/purples and how they're scattered nicely throughout the frame.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 1, 2013 at 9:31 PM

I'm glad too! This is a sweet little scene, and the light is wonderful!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 1, 2013 at 10:53 PM

Hi Bill

What a marvelous find

the color and the glow of light make this a delight to behold

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 2, 2013 at 2:03 AM

Awesome find Bill, and your choice of composition shows it off very nicely. The glow on the flowers is wonderful. Enjoyed the larger image, thanks for posting.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on February 2, 2013 at 7:34 AM

Bill, this is really gorgeous, love the colors light and detail. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 2, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Bill,

What a lovely, beautiful intimate scene you've captured here. Looks to me like a little treatment along the edges? Not quite sure if it's natural or processed this way, but there's a very nice and effective vignette going on here which are making the flowers stand out beautifully in the nice light in the central part of the image. Beautiful little scene.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 2, 2013 at 6:07 PM

Beautiful blast of color! Excellent, Bill.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on February 3, 2013 at 12:24 AM

Love the gentle colors. Looks like an oil painting to me. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on February 3, 2013 at 12:35 AM

This really glows. Nice composition.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on February 3, 2013 at 9:19 AM

What a beautiful surprise Bill. The way the vignette brings out the glowing flowers was well executed. A lovely little study.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 3, 2013 at 2:13 PM

What a wonderful shot. I like everything you've captured here. I thought the larger version would pop more than it does. There seems to be some softness to most of the flowers that I find surprising. Then again it might be my monitor and these dang blasted bifocals.

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