Hanging In There

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 31, 2014203 views11 comments

I spotted this maple leaf and pine needle detail in the forest near the chapel in Yosemite. The leaf was just hanging there. I liked that the leaf was pointing downward, and the vertical pine needles were pointing upward.

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor DX 18-140mm @ 70mm
TK's Masks
November 2014

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated.

Since it's the end of another year, I want to express my thanks to everyone who commented on my work in 2014. Your critiques have always been valuable, and are deeply appreciated!

Happy 2015 to you all, and to NPN!

--P

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on December 31, 2014 at 9:40 PM

Really sweet intimate find, Preston. When I first looked at the image I thought the plane was horizontal and just looked vertical. Great detail and perfectly framed. I'm recovering from Harley's visit, not much in the photo department, but a real nice visit. Happy New Year and I wish you the best in 2015

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 31, 2014 at 9:45 PM

Love this intimate landscape. The three elements work together really well. My only nit is that needle crossing the leaf.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 1, 2015 at 12:56 AM

I love these types of intimate scenes, Preston. All the elements work hand in hand in this beauty. Great eye to spot this and a happy New Year to you also.

Ed

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on January 1, 2015 at 5:12 AM

This has a wonderful color composition and the post processing is first rate. The lichen covered background is wonderfully mysterious.

Happy New Year.

Registered on November 22, 2014, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 1, 2015 at 8:38 AM

Nice find. I might suggest a vertical vs. square comp which would eliminate the straight pine needles and leave the more natural scattered pine needles in the composition.

Wish you the best for 2015 and have been enjoying your recent fall posts.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 1, 2015 at 12:15 PM

Preston, Happy New Year to you as well. All the best in 2015!
I like this intimate scene very much. Your comp works very nice and I really enjoy the contrast, textures and detail. Best seen in the large version.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on January 1, 2015 at 12:35 PM

Thanks for your comments, everyone!

Kah Kit: Yeah, the pine needle bugs me, too, but I didn't dare try to move it. If I was going to print this, I suppose the only solution is to try to clone it out. I appreciate your comment.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 1, 2015 at 1:35 PM

Love all of the contrasts that you've got here, Preston; rounded leaf vs sharp needles, warm colors against dark rock/lichen. Well seen and presented.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 1, 2015 at 2:07 PM

A beautiful example of how a simple composition can sometimes convey the feeling of a place. My only suggestion would be to increase the contrast in the leaf, so as to bring out a bit more of detail of its structure - Happy New Year to you too!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on January 3, 2015 at 11:31 PM

Hi Preston,

Your thoughts are very much appreciated as well me fellow photographer.

I think you have three winning elements of moss, pine needle, and maple leaf and there contrasting color combinations work very well. The details in the larger version are simply beautiful. If I may, I have a suggestion on composition. I have been exploring crop from the left, and maybe a crop over to the open space where the green needle is overlapping the brown could make for a stronger composition.

Of course this is just another idea to an already beautiful image.

Be well

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 4, 2015 at 8:11 PM

Pretty little intimate scene. I am finding the leaf saturation a little bit heavy for my tastes, but no other nits. The pine needle doesn't bother.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments