Dreams of a Green Spring

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 22, 2015154 views8 comments

From April 2013, another tentscape with lush green grass and some lupine in the Cache Creek Wilderness. Headed back there in about an hour for the night to see what it looks like a little earlier in the year for afternoon and morning light.

f/22, 5 sec, ISO-100, 70mm, tripod, early evening.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 22, 2015 at 8:16 PM

Pretty fresh looking site, The green looks over-saturated to me.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 22, 2015 at 8:35 PM

That yellow really pops. I would maybe try and get a little more contrast (selectively) from the bottom 1/3 of the image with that bright grass but otherwise this is a fine image

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on February 23, 2015 at 9:21 AM

Difficult to find weak images here....and I like also this one.
The situation is well expressed with essential and clear chromatic effect.
Covincing composition and I like also the dynamic: extented to the extremes but with good tone transitions.
all the best,
sandro

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 23, 2015 at 10:52 AM

Sweet camping spot! The yellow tent stands out very nicely against the spring greens. Lovely.... Maybe burn the middle of the lower half a bit to match the luminance of the other parts of grass?

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 24, 2015 at 11:38 AM

Striking image. The greens do look a little electric, but that may well have been the way they were.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on February 25, 2015 at 6:02 PM

Looks like a cozy and beautiful retreat, nicely framed by oaks and lupines. Very nice representation of California's foothill oak woodlands. I wonder if it could use a bit of a clockwise rotation?

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 25, 2015 at 11:08 PM

I agree with the other comments already given. My first impression was that the colors were over saturated and to bright.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on February 26, 2015 at 4:42 PM

Thanks for the comments. Yep, it sure is green/yellow

Probably overdid it somewhat but it's what it feels like when you're there in the spring. Speaking of which spring is already happening there about a month early this year. Lots of flowers already, particularly shooting stars, redbuds in full bloom, grass getting high... water surprisingly muddy for some reason. Not an auspicious start to another drought-y year.... need a March Miracle please!

<--- looking skyward for some moisture

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