‘Holly Holy’

Gallery: FloraPosted December 5, 2013112 views10 comments

‘Holly Holy’
Came across this bush (ID help please) walking back to the rig from scouting a river access I had not been to before. It caught my eye because of the way the setting sun had this bush in shadows and had a background tree full of fall colored leaves still brightly illuminated. I tried several shots from several angles and several distances to capture the situation before I lost the BG sunlight all together. This is the one I liked the best. Full Frame, Tripod.

File Name Ramy_1714_CF35.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 11/29/2013 5:37:05 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens 150-500mm
Focal Length 500.0mm

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 5, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Mike: Great find and a terrific comp and capture. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 5, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Mike - The bright yellow background really sets off those vibrant red berries (might be Pyracantha). Attractive Frame !

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 6, 2013 at 10:08 AM

What a great "splash" of color with the sharp red berries and the wonderfully coordinated yellow background. While Pyracantha does have red berries, the leaves look more like Nandina to me.

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

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 6, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Definitely Nandina. The leaves are different than Pyracantha, which also has thorns. That said, the background certainly makes this image! A good one, Mike!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on December 6, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Excellent arrangement. I saw this bush with red berries often, but not able to identify it. But the photo is excellent, especially the light and superb contrast against yellow BG. Well done Mike.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 7, 2013 at 12:20 AM

Great job capturing this against the gorgeous bg, Mike.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 8, 2013 at 4:41 AM

Very nice Mike, Merry Christmas!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 9, 2013 at 10:45 PM

Hi mike

Well composed, with good detail. Love These vibrant colors against the
BG, they set a fine Xmas mood.,

Albert Darmo
Canada

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

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 12, 2013 at 3:19 PM

High intensity. Great use of color. That yellow bright background makes this one jump!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 1, 2014 at 1:41 PM

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to comment, much appreciated.

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