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Fern Alley
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Fern Alley

by Ken Smith

Gallery: FloraPosted June 21, 2013918 views8 comments
We have shade and rain... ideal for ferns.. so I am naming a path in our garden "FERN ALLEY"

Here is a resident:

Nikon d800e with polarizer

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on June 21, 2013 at 11:39 PM
This is outstanding, Ken. I like the frame filling shapes, flowing curves and patterns, the rich colors, and the superb detail. Excellent in every respect. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by David Schwaegler on June 22, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Very handsome. I like everything about it.
Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 22, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Gorgeous color and detail Ken, perfect comp. Very nice indeed.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Beautiful and so lush. Well captured, Ken. You have a very nice group of ferns.

One bit of feedback: I don't know if you are a stickler about not moving any piece of nature just for photography, but I think the main fern could be straightened out so the top most part of it becomes fully visible from this angle. Then reframing to include more on the top. It may make it too perfect and unnatural, but it may be worth giving it a shot.

Sanjay
Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 22, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Hi Thanks for all the generous comments... Sanjay... I absolutely agree with your comment to straighten out the tip of the main fern. I tried... over and over... gently.. because these ferns bust at the tip like glass works. I finally quit... and just shot it, as is. Such are the trials of a garden shooter...lol.
Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 22, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Fab find Ken. Beautiful processing and colours !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 23, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Ken: Frame filling fantastic. Love the color palette and the textures of the ferns. Most excellent.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 23, 2013 at 7:15 PM
Hi ken :wavey: Beautifully composed. with extraordinary detail and color :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments