Alien Invaders

Gallery: FloraPosted November 12, 201474 views6 comments

These are from a spring trip to the Eureka Dunes in DV. I believe they are Yellow Desert Evening Primrose plants, Oenothera primiveris,(please correct me if you know better!) To me they looked like some sort of alien invasion erupting from the sand.

Canon T1i,f/16, 1/50 sec, ISO-200, 23mm, tripod.

PS: I too wish there was a bit more space on the bottom.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 12, 2014 at 11:06 PM

Dave: Oh this is FINE! I especially like the light and shadow play and the textures in the sand. I'm OK with the bottom although I might be tempted to clone/crop away the small plant in the RLC and the partial on the left edge. Well seen and captured.>=))>

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on November 13, 2014 at 11:29 PM

Very interesting and creative image Dave. I like the pattern of the plants with different sizes and the dark shadows add interest. Well taken!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 14, 2014 at 1:04 AM

Great find. Agree with Bill's comment about tweaks, but this is cool-- a survival story-- alien looking in an alien environment.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 14, 2014 at 6:46 PM

Hi Dave

I like everything about this image... The fine composition. and especially the play of light on the sand ridges and plants..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on November 15, 2014 at 3:19 PM

This is a very interesting image. I like the patterns of the rosettes of leaves on the grainy texture of sand.

.......................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 18, 2015 at 7:18 PM

I'm a sucker for these kinds of images. Always amazed at the power of plants pushing up through earth and rock. Like the shadows too.

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments